THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code	:	2010108
Event Name	:	Being an Expert Witness: the Dos and the Don’ts
Speaker	:	Ms. Abigail Wong, Barrister, Parkside Chambers
Event Date	:	2010-12-15
Event Time	:	7:00 pm – 8:30 pm (Wednesday)
Registration Closing Date	:	2010-12-01
Venue	:	Surveyors Learning Centre, HKIS, Suite 811, Jardine House, Central
Division	:	YSG
Fee	:	HK$100 for member; HK$150 for non-member; (HK$20 walk-in surcharge for all pricings listed)
Priority	:	First-come-first-served
Language	:	Cantonese supplemented by English
Details	:	This talk aims to highlight matters worthy of attention (and caution!) for Surveyor who has been or will be instructed to act as Expert Witness for the purposes of litigation in the Hong Kong Courts, starting from his appointment, ascertaining the scope of investigation, conducting the site visit, working with lawyers, producing the opinion report to giving evidence at Court. Case-based scenarios may be used for the purposes of illustration and reference will be made to the relevant procedural requirements in the post-Civil Justice Reform regime. Abigail started practice as a barrister-at-law in February 2005 and is a tenant at Parkside Chambers. Her practice is predominantly civil, with personal injuries / employees compensation litigation being an area of current focus. Her general civil practice also involves cases concerning contract, negligence and trespass (particularly with regards to water leakage cases, land law, landlord and tenant law, breach of statutory duty etc.
Remarks	:	The seminar will be POSTPONED until a later date to be confirmed
Payment	:	HKD 100
Face-to-Face/Zoom	:	Please refer to the remarks

1.	The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
2.	A registration number will be generated for each application. The registration number is unique and non-transferrable. Members cannot proceed to payment if they do not apply the CPD event and obtain the registration number through the HKIS website.
3.	Payment can be made by cheque or by Credit Card (Shanghai Commercial Bank Ltd. / American Express). Cheques should be made payable to “SURVEYORS SERVICES LTD.”. A separate cheque or Credit Card payment instruction form is required for each event/ application. You should write down the registration number and HKIS membership number at the back of your cheque. The HKIS Secretariat will update the payment status and your application will be confirm when HKIS Secretariat receive your payment.
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6.	Incomplete or wrongly completed registration will not be processed.
7.	In the event a Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted, the event will be postponed and a new arrangement will be announced. Should the aforesaid warnings be lowered 4 hours before the event, the event will proceed as normal.
8.	If you have not received any reply from HKIS Secretariat within 7 days of the event, you may call the Secretariat at 2526 3679 to check the progress of your registration.
9.	The HKIS reserves the right of final decision and interpretation in the case of any disputes.

1.	I confirm that I fully understand and accept the risk of joining the above visit. Under no circumstances shall The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ("HKIS"), their staff or agents be held liable for the consequence of any accidents whether or not they are caused by the negligence of the HKIS, their staff and/or agents.
2.	Members participating in the above visit shall be in good health condition.
3.	While the HKIS has arranged Group Personal Accident insurance for members joining the above visit, members who have been accepted for joining the above visit can consider procuring an appropriate insurance policy to cover their own risks before attending the event.
4.	Claims related to COVID-19 and/or pandemics are excluded under the insurance policy procured by the HKIS.