Waiving goodbye to privilege

CPD Seminar - 13 June 2019

Event Pass Information

Please select the number of tickets you wish to purchase and click the register button to complete your registration and to pay for this event via Visa or Mastercard. A tax invoice receipt will be emailed upon completion of your registration.

Date 13/06/2019
Time 05:45 pm - 08:00 pm
Price $66
Quantity
SOLD OUT
Catering: Includes Drinks & Canapés

Chair: Aine Magee KC
Presenter: Peter Hamilton and Oliver Lesage
Compulsory Field: Substantive Law
CPD Units: 1
Venue Monash University Law Chambers,555 Lonsdale Street,Melbourne,3000

Summary

Waiving goodbye to privilege: expert evidence, ethical obligations and maintaining and waiving privilege

What is the effect of serving an expert report? In what circumstances can the party served with the expert report access: letters of instructions, documents provided to the expert, draft reports, and conference notes?

What changes can a lawyer effect to a draft expert report? What are the ethical boundaries?

And what about conferences with experts after their reports are served?

The answers to some of these questions might surprise you in this CPD that delves deep into the law relating to expert evidence and privilege.