Expert Witness Training 2025

Understanding Law & Procedure

A one day course designed to give the Expert Witness a grounding in the Law and Court Procedures in England and Wales. This course is both an essential guide for the new expert before undertaking your first appointment and a useful refresher for the more experienced practitioner.

An Expert Witness can sometimes feel like a ‘fish out of water’ when entering the legal arena. This course will give you:

• a working knowledge of the structure of the legal system in which you will be working
• an outline of some of the differences between the basis of law both within the UK and in other jurisdictions
• an understanding of the basis of the Procedure Rules (eg CPR, CrimPR and FPR) that you must comply with if you are instructed as an Expert in England & Wales.

Key Learning Points

• Comparing CPR to CrPR - the similarities and the differences
• Fast track dangers
• Multi track problems
• Applying to the court for directions
• Fee Capping
• Court Estimates
• The Single Joint Expert
• CPR Protocol for Experts

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Into Court

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and experience of being in court. You will be crossed-examining by a practising Barrister in a protected environment with a chance to learn from your mistakes, as well as to improve your technique before you go into the box.

This course is suitable as both an introduction to the art of success and survival in court and as a refresher for the experienced.

The course design and subject matter is such that many do attend it more than once:

• After the Foundation Course to get a feel for the process and experience what is required and what can go wrong
• Before attending court as a refresher and preparation for appearing ‘in the box’

Key Learning Points

• How and when to prepare for court
• Giving evidence
• Roles, duties and conflicts
• How to make the best of any situation
• Lawyers’ techniques and how to handle them
• How to introduce yourself and your expertise
• How to survive cross-examination
• Practical sessions and feedback

Further Information

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To access the discounted rate please quote code ICADC23 when booking your course.

Expert Witness - Essential Update

Keeping up to date with current practices is essential but often time consuming work.

This course is designed to help you stay current and maintain compliance with changes to Procedure Rules and other Best Practice for Expert Witnesses.

The day is designed to be very interactive with a special 'Problem Solving' session in the afternoon giving you the opportunity to take advantage of our experience and expertise.

Key Learning Points

• Updates to Procedure Rules
• Civil Justice Council Guidelines
• Codes of Practice and Conduct
• Additional Professional Requirements

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Reporting Writing Masterclass

This Advanced course is designed for Experts with significant experience of writing expert witness reports (whether Civil, Criminal or Family).

This is a practically based course with a strictly limited number of participants focussed on fine tuning and enhancing your existing skills and techniques and is only open to experienced experts. Sharing best and bad practice in Expert Report writing and making certain our Report does not let you (and the client - and the court) down. 

Key Learning Points

• Refresher
• Improve your overall report
• Update on Best Practice and Rules Compliance
• Report analysis and correction
• SJE Reports - problem areas
• Identifying and breaking bad habits
• Who can you trust for feedback?
• Avoiding Judicial criticism

Further Information 

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To access the discounted rate please quote code ICADC23 when booking your course.

Expert Determination Training (2 Day Course) 

This is a two day technical course for experienced experts which will deal with all you need to know to get started and run and Expert determination.

Although experts instinctively feel that as experts they would have no problems with determination, the reality is rather different - technical/professional expertise alone is not sufficient. There are many pitfalls which need to be avoided and procedures and doctrines which must be followed.

Adding Expert determination to your skillset can open up new work and income streams. Learn how to ‘do it right’ and take advantage of the new opportunities.

Key Learning Points

• What is Expert Determination
• What are the differences between Expert Determination and Arbitration, Adjudication and Early Neutral Evaluation
• The Determination process
• Getting started
• Potential problems - areas and solutions
• The Determination
• How to write it
• Giving Reasons
• Publishing the Determination
• Getting paid

Further Information

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To access the discounted rate please quote code ICADC23 when booking your course.

Arbitration Skills

This course is designed to give you the knowledge and experience of giving evidence in an Arbitration or Tribunal. You will have the opportunity to be cross-examined by a practising Barrister in a protected environment with a chance to learn from and to correct your mistakes, as well as improve your technique before you go into the box.

This course is suitable as both an introduction to the art of success and survival in court and as a refresher for the experienced.

The course design and subject matter is such that many do attend it more than once:
• After the Foundation Course to get a feel for the process and experience what is required and what can go wrong
• Before attending court as a refresher and preparation for appearing ‘in the box’

Key Learning Points

• How and when to prepare for court
• Giving evidence
• Roles, duties and conflicts
• How to make the best of any situation
• Lawyers’ techniques and how to handle them
• How to introduce yourself and your expertise
• How to survive cross-examination
• Practical sessions and feedback

Further Information

For available dates please click here

For more information and to register for the course, please click here

To access the discounted rate please quote code ICADC23 when booking your course. 

Meeting of Experts

This course is designed to provide you a full understanding of the reasons of the processes and the potential pitfalls you may encounter in a Meeting of Experts.

At the end of the course you should be knowledgeable enough to prepare for, attend and finalise a Meeting of Experts.

Key Learning Points

• Is there a right time?
• Is there a sole model?
• Lawyers participation
• Privilege and Without Prejudice implications
• Setting the Agenda
• The Joint Statement Declaration
• The who and how of drafting the Joint Statement

Further Information

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For more information and to register for the course, please click here

To access the discounted rate please quote code ICADC23 when booking your course.