THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code

2012027D

Event Name

Provisional List of Expert Witness on Water Seepage Disputes - Diagnosis of water seepage sources

CPD Code

Formal Events

Speaker

CC Tsang, Albert Wong & Samson Wong

Event Date

2012-03-29

Event Time

6:30-9:30p.m.(Thursday)

Registration Closing Date

2012-03-15

CPD Hour(s)

Venue

Surveyors Learning Centre, Suite 811, 8/F., Jardine House, Central, Hong Kong

Division

BSD

Fee

$200

Details

Whilst we are on the way to establish a full list of expert witness on water seepage disputes which will be accessible to the general public, a provisional list will be set up in the meantime to deal with requests for nomination received from litigating parties and court from time to time.

The provisional list will be open to those BSD members who:-

are Fellow members or with a minimum of 10 years post-qualification experience;
have prepared at least 5 expert witness reports on water seepage dispute for litigation purpose in the past 5 years; and
have attended court to give evidence on water seepage dispute.

Notwithstanding the above three criteria, any member who has acquired comparable experience in the related dispute resolution cases may make an application for consideration.

In this regard, you are cordially invited to subscribe to the list by completing and returning the Application Form for the consideration of Expert on Water Seepage Appointment Panel.

The above criteria will be subject to revision and the provisional list will lapse should the full list be in force or as determined by BSD.

Structured Learning Course of Expert Witness on Water Seepage Disputes

The demand for expert witness on water seepage disputes is on the rise which is evident from the steady stream of requests for nomination addressed to the HKIS. This offers a thriving opportunity for our building surveying members given our proficiency and expertise on defect diagnosis.

In this respect, a structured learning course comprising a series of seminars and workshop will be held with a view to equipping our members with the necessary knowledge to act as an expert witness. For those members who yet to have plan or relevant experience to act as expert witness, the structured course would also be beneficial in the light of the forthcoming implementation of MBIS. The course would certainly help strengthen and sharpen our skills in defect diagnosis and preparation of survey report.

The course will be delivered by our members with extensive experience in water seepage disputes and expert witness and supported by legal practitioners from the legal prospective.

Details of the first series of the course are as follows:-

Module No	CPD Code No	Topic	Date and Time	Fee	Speakers
1	2012027A	Preparation of expert report necessary techniques and “Dos and Don’ts” in preparing an expert report for submission to the court	17 March 2012 (Saturday) 2:00-5:00pm	$200	David Chan
2	2012027B	Professional ethics and role of expert witness	22 March 2012 (Thursday) 7:00-9:00pm	$100	James Pong & practicing legal practitioner
3	2012027C	Law of evidence for surveyors	27 March 2012 (Tuesday) 7:00-9:00pm & 30 March 2012 (Friday) 7:00-9:00pm	$200	James Pong, Leung Hing Fung & practicing legal practitioner
4	2012027D	Diagnosis of water seepage sources	29 March 2012 (Thursday) 6:30 - 9:30 pm	$200	CC Tsang, Albert Wong & Samson Wong
5	2012027E	Court procedure workshop participants will be required to study and prepare a hypothetical case before attending this moot court workshop	31 March 2012 (Saturday) 9:30am-5:00pm	$500 (With maximum quota of 20)	Various

The structured learning course will be run on a module basis and participants are free to subscribe to one or more modules. Those who intend to enrol in the court procedure workshop must first complete Modules 1 to 4.

Due to the resource and arrangement required, there will only be limited spaces for the court procedure workshop in the first series. Further workshops will be organised at some later dates to be fixed.

In the long run, the course will be held regularly and only those members who completed this structural learning course with the relevant qualification and experience will be considered for inclusion in the full list of Expert Witness on Water Seepage Disputes.

Payment

HKD 200

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.
4.	Payment by PayPal is also acceptable. Please register in our web site before the closing date for each event. Please be reminded that if you cannot settle the payment within 7 days from the date the HKIS Secretariat accepted your registration, your registration number will be invalid and your application will be rejected. Your name will not be included in the registration list and you cannot attend the concerned CPD event. (Not applicable for site visit / social event / joint event with other organisation)
5.	An official receipt which must be presented at the event, will be available for downloading from the "CPD Profile" under Members Corners when payment is received.
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.