Legal Skills for Accident Investigators

The course provides an introduction to the various legal processes within the Common law and Civil law legal systems, military inquiries, and both civil and criminal litigation. This course has been developed in collaboration with experienced lawyers and the professional accident investigation community. The aim of the course is to provide an understanding of the role and responsibilities of transport accident investigators with respect to legislation, standards and recommended practices, and legal processes. Participants will also learn how to report their findings and present their evidence effectively in the courtroom and at legal inquiries. The course brings together the considerable expertise of accident investigators (both civilian and military), legal experts, coroners and regulators to deliver a level of practical training that is world-class. Collectively the presenters experience includes involvement in high profile accidents such as: Air France flight AF447 Concorde flight Air France AF4590 Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 Super Puma G-REDL.