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How to Brief the Expert Witness in Line with Schedule 4 of High Court Rules
- Best Practice when briefing an Expert Witness
- Accounting Expert Witnesses: It’s all about the numbers
- Business and Property Valuers – key information, comparing apples with apples
- What documents does your Expert need and who should provide them
- How to deal with non-compliance with Schedule 4 of the High Court Rules
Presented by Genevieve Haszard, Barrister, Kate Sheppard Chambers
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to properly brief expert witnesses in line with Schedule 4 of the High Court Rules
- Understand the documentation and communication needed to support effective expert evidence in family law disputes
Chair
Brintyn Smith, Barrister
Presenters
Brintyn Smith, Barrister
Brintyn (Tūhoe) is a specialist family law barrister based in Warkworth and Auckland. He deals predominantly with complex care of children, family violence, relocation, and care and protection matters. He also undertakes relationship property work. Brintyn accepts Family Court appointments to act as Lawyer for Child, and is a family legal aid provider and is also a contract Instructor at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS). Brintyn is passionate about and actively advocates for the safety and well-being of practitioners. He also has an interest in matters of practice and procedure, evidence, alternative dispute resolution (including mediation and collaborative law), and elder law.
Genevieve Haszard, Barrister, Kate Sheppard Chambers
Genevieve is a barrister based in Tauranga and Member of Kate Sheppard Chambers. She is one of the elected area representatives on the New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o te Ture Council and one of the Association’s four Vice-Presidents. Genevieve is an experienced criminal and civil barrister and undertakes Family, Trust and Estate litigation, including appeals. She is part way through her LLM studies researching the role of Lawyer for Child. Genevieve is also a contributor to the New Zealand Bar Association | Ngā Ahorangi Motuhake o te Ture publication At the Bar.
