Becoming an Expert Witness in Finance
Course
Online
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Online
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Class hours
4h
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
An expert witness is someone with specialised training and/or experience who is allowed to testify in court to help the judge or jury understand complicated or technical subjects. Expert witnesses should be capable of turning the tables on an opposing lawyer by showing expertise, their command of the facts, and their ability to communicate and defend their opinions.
This course defines what an expert witness is, what their duties are and it helps any professional who wants to be an expert witness to be prepared to testify and defend their report and opinion.
This course allows you to work through activities to get the knowledge and skills that will enable you to improve your skills as an expert witness.
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About this course
Becoming an Expert Witness enables the learner to:
• Understand what is expected from an expert witness
• Prepare to give evidence in court
• Know how they can qualify as an expert witness
• Understand witness liability
Accounting and finance professionals in practice and in industry who are interested in becoming an expert witness.
Reviews
Subjects
- Financial Crime
- Financial Report
- Financial Law
- Liability management
- Witness Immunity
- Report Writing
- Report preparation
- Corporate Law
- Legal Institutions
- Fraud Prevention
Teachers and trainers (1)
Financial Fluency
Online Learning
Course programme
Becoming an Expert Witness
• Expert witnesses distinguished from lay witnesses
• What lawyers look for in an expert witness
• Qualifying as an expert witness
• Court-appointed expert witnesses
Preparing to testify as an expert witness
• Independence
• Evidence
• Expert reports
• Working papers
Testifying as an expert witness
• Preparing to testify
• Testifying at trial
Liability of expert witness
• Witness immunity
• Bases for liability
Becoming an Expert Witness in Finance