How to’ Skills for Litigators - A Guide to Working with Experts
OND233N553
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Professional Skills
11.15am to 12.15pm A Guide to Working with Experts
- Briefing experts
- What do you brief them with? crafting a detailed letter of instructions
- What parts go to the experts and what should be disclosed to the other side? Relevant documents
- Engaging experts and ensuring they are prepared for court
- What is covered by privilege; instructions, draft report, information, and past expert opinions
- Uniform Civil Procedure Guidelines
- Admissibility of reports
Presented by Michelle Campbell, Barrister, Frederick Jordan Chambers
Presenters
Michelle Campbell
Michelle was admitted to the Bar in 2007. Her practice has extended to both criminal and civil law. Her main areas of practice include common law, in particulars personal injury claims which involves the regular use of experts both in relation to liability and damages. Prior to being called to the Bar, Michelle practices as an advocate as a prosecutor for various government departments, including the NSW Police. Since called to the Bar, Michelle has been briefed in a vast array of matters. She appears both led and unled in various State courts and tribunals, including the Supreme and District Courts of New South Wales. She has also appeared unled in a number of coronial inquests and appeals. She frequently appears in contested motions and in urgent interlocutory applications. Upon commencing practice at the Bar, Michelle developed a solid commercial practice in both common law and equity matters. She later transitioned into the areas of personal injury and professional negligence. The breadth of her practice has seen her more recently appear, led by Murugan Thangaraj SC, in the five month retrial of David Eastman for the murder of Colin Winchester, on behalf of the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions. That matter also involved many months of pre trial hearings, including the use of listening device material and expert evidence transcribing that material. Michelle called evidence from over 35 witnesses, including various experts, and cross examined a number of defence witnesses. Her professional qualifications include Master of Laws (Applied Law) in commercial litigation in 2015 and a Diploma of Law: LPAB in 1997. Michelle has recently become involved in TPD matters and has a particular interest in inquests.