Annual Conference 2021 Friday 28th May Annual Confer- #EWIAC2021 Lead Sponsor The magazine of the Expert Witness Institute www.ewi.org.uk Welcome Contents Welcome from EWI Chair and embrace many of the changes Welcome 3 as we move forward. Digital Housekeeping 5 Again this year we have brought Programme 6 together a formidable team of speakers, knowledgeable and Benefits of EWI Influential in their fields, with a huge 7 membership breadth of experience. I am grateful to them all for their time but am Meet the speakers 8 particularly pleased to welcome the Sir Martin Spencer EWI's new president Lord Hodge EWI Chair who will be delivering the keynote Meet the sponsors 19 speech. I am delighted to welcome you to the Expert Witness Institute's 2021 I would also like to thank EWI EWI Training and 22 Annual Conference, 'Lawyers and Governor, Saba Naqshbandi, who Experts: Facing the future has taken the role of Conference together'. Chair and brought together such an interesting programme and Since our last conference, we have collection of speakers. If you listen worked through two further periods to what they have to say, I have no of lockdown as a result of the Covid- doubt that you will leave here at the 19 pandemic, and we have all end of the day a better, and in continued to adapt to new working particular a more confident, expert. practices. But, as social distancing measures ease, even the Chief Lord Thank you for attending today; I am Justice has said that "remote and sure you will find this Online hybrid hearings will still play their Conference both enjoyable and part in managing footfall in valuable. I encourage you to reach courtrooms and public areas." out and interact with your peers and So the theme of this year's colleagues during the day to conference is very relevant in stimulate a creative exchange of considering how both Lawyers and ideas and be personally and Experts can learn from each other professionally rewarding. 3 Welcome Welcome from Conference Chair I am delighted to welcome The Rt Courts session. She will be joined Hon. Lord Hodge, PC, QC, Deputy by Her Honour Judge Anuja Dhir President and Justice of the QC, The Hon Mr Justice Williams, Supreme Court who will give the and Alisdair Williamson QC. Keynote Address. Lord Hodge We have three interesting breakout became the President of the Expert sessions covering Clinical Witness Institute in October last Negligence, Practice in Commercial year. We are very much looking and Construction litigation, and forward to hearing his reflections Developing Business Internationally on the role of which will be followed by a session Expert Witnesses and how this on Costs and Getting Paid; a popular might be impacted as procedures and important topic, particularly in continue to adapt and change post- these financially challenging times. Saba Naqshbandi pandemic. EWI Conference Chair Finally, we will hear from Sir Martin I am pleased to welcome you to the We welcome back Amanda Pinto Spencer, our Chairman, who will 22nd EWI Conference. QC who has brought together a reflect on the day and what the great panel of speakers to future holds for the EWI and its Building on the success of last year’s specifically reflect on the lessons members. virtual conference and taking on that we are likely to take forward board delegate’s wishes, once again I look forward to welcoming you to from the pandemic. This is very what promises to be an excellent we offer this as a virtual conference timely given Sir Geoffrey Vos’ with some enhanced elements. As conference with an opportunity to commitment to a wholly new online meet fellow experts, share views ever, we have excellent speakers system for dispute resolution. ready to share their expertise, and experiences as we face the provoke lively discussion, as well as We also welcome back Professor future together. networking throughout the day. Penny Cooper who will Chair the ever-popular Lessons from the 4 Digital Housekeeping Accessing and participating in the conference Accessing the conference We will send you a calendar invite the week of the conference. The conference starts at 9.30am but it will be live from 9.00am so you can log in and network with sponsors and other delegates. During the conference Please keep your audio muted and your video off. This will reduce any background noise and help ensure you can see the speakers. Feel free to tweet during the day using the twitter hashtag #EWIAC2021 Asking a question If you want to ask a question please use the Chat function or you can raise your hand by selecting participants and clicking on Raise Hand. You will then be invited to ask your question in person. Networking We will be running Networking sessions during the breaks where you can meet with our Sponsors and Other Delegates. We encourage you to visit all our exhibitors to find out what they do and what they can offer. When the Networking session begins, you will be able to select the Session you wish to join from the Zoom tool bar. Click on Breakout Rooms and select Join for the room you wish to join. You will be able to exit the room and join an The above is an example—not a list of the available alternative room should you wish. Breakout Rooms We also encourage you to network with other delegates throughout the day. You can use the chat function in Zoom to privately message another delegate. 5 Programme Programme 9:00 - 9:30 Sign in to Zoom / Exhibition and Networking 9:30 - 9:35 Conference Chair Welcome Saba Naqshbandi 9:35 - 10:20 Keynote Address The Rt Hon. Lord Hodge, PC, QC, Deputy President and Justice of the Supreme Court 10:20 - 11.05 Lessons from the Pandemic—A panel discussion Amanda Pinto QC (Chair) , Her Honour Judge Lynn Tayton QC, and Alex Gunning QC 11:05 - 11:45 Morning Break: Network with sponsors and delegates: 11.15am-11.45am 11:45 - 12:45 Lessons from the courts—A panel discussion Dr Penny Cooper (Chair), Her Honour Judge Anuja Dhir QC, The Hon Mr Justice Williams, and Alisdair Williamson QC. 12:45 - 13:45 Lunch Break: Network with sponsors and delegates: 13.10pm-13.40pm 13:45 -14:30 Breakout Sessions: 1. Practice update: Clinical Negligence Shaheen Rahman QC (Chair) and John Thomson 2. Practice update: Commercial and Construction Kay Linnell (Chair), Nicholas Baatz QC, Professor Julie Bregulla, Philip Haberman, and Nicholas Isaac QC 3. Developing Business Internationally Steven Thompson QC (Chair), James Lewis QC, and Weng Yee Ng 14:30 -15:10 Afternoon Break: Network with sponsors and delegates: 14.40pm-15.10pm 15:10 - 16:10 Costs and Getting Paid —A panel discussion Peter Mulhern (Panel Chair), Ramona Derbyshire, Michael Rogers, and David Stothard 16:10 -16:40 Closing Address Sir Martin Spencer, EWI Chair 16:40- 16:45 Conference Chair closing remarks Saba Naqshbandi 6 Expert Witness Institute Why join EWI? The Expert Witness Institute is the voice of the Member Benefits Expert Witness community; championing experts As a member of the Expert Witness Institute, you can from all professional disciplines and the lawyers who enjoy a variety of unique benefits. use their services. 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