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Conference 2006

The Immune Expert...

 
Date & Time 30th  June 2006
9.30-5.00
Members £185+vat
Non-Members £225+vat
Venue The Brewery
Chiswell Street
London EC1

On 30th June The Academy of Experts is holding its conference The Immune Expert... at the Brewery, London EC1. The Conference will focus on some of the most pressing issues facing Experts today.

Speakers at the Conference will be drawn from the judiciary, the Bar and some of today’s leading Experts.

The case of Sir Roy Meadow sent shock waves through the community. Different aspects caused horror and concern in different camps. Coming after other cases where the expert evidence gave ‘concern’ the after shocks of Meadow are still reverberating.

  • Does an expert have blanket immunity from anything and everything?
  • Should there be immunity – and if so from what?
  • Is the trial judge to become the ‘official judge & jury’?
  • Are there standards with which the expert has to comply and will they actually be enforced?

The questions are almost endless whilst the answers are sparse.

This Conference will address these fundamental questions and will provide sensible practical answers. As always with Academy conferences delegate participation will be encouraged. An integral part of the day will be a series of essential ‘updates for experts’.

The Programme
The programme and speakers are still being finalised.

The draft programme so far is below.
Welcome

Keynote

The story so far …

  • A review of the Meadow case and its implications

Should Experts have any immunity? If so…

  • From what?
  • At what ‘cost’?
  • Accreditation? Regulation? Judicial control? Enforcing Part 35?

The paperless Expert (and court)

  • A review of the IT used by the Bloody Sunday Inquiry and reflections on the future for Experts

The Experts Report

a comparison between the requirements in:

  • Canada
  • England & Wales
  • Germany
  • Scotland

Updates for Experts:

  • Civil Justice Council Experts Committee
  • Protection from the judges?
  • Judicial Appointments & Conduct Ombudsman
  • Money laundering obligations
  • Legal Services Commission Consultation
  • Criminal Procedure Rules
    The new Rules – CPR renamed or …?

Privilege

  • an update for Experts

Getting paid

  • Expert’s remuneration
  • The Leipzig Report (a comparative European study)

Please note that this programme may be subject to change

Registration
Registration for the conference is simple - you have three options. If you would like to register for the conference either:
 
  • Email the Academy of Experts
 [click here]
  • Telephone the Academy
 020 7430 0333
  • Download a Registration form

Accommodation
If you need to book accommodation for the conference [click here] for a list of hotels and preferential rates for attendees at the Brewery
 
 

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