If you aspire to gain an edge in the courtroom, don't miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights from esteemed barristers and litigation specialists. You’ll gain tips to elevate your skills to the next level, including essential advocacy skills and evidence traps, particularly in the context of privilege, strategies to ensure the best use of expert evidence and understanding the art of cross-examination. Take advantage of this chance to strengthen your practice and enhance your skills.
Chair:
Laura O’Gorman KC, Bankside Chambers
1.30pm to 2.30pm Strategies to Ensure the Best Use of Expert Evidence
Spend a valuable hour examining expert’s evidence in depth and gain valuable strategies to ensure the best use of expert evidence for your case.
Presented by Martin Dillon, Barrister
2.30pm to 3.30pm Species of Privilege and How to deal with Waiver of Privilege
- How do you apply the relevant parts of the Evidence Act and the Common Law
- Practical examples: When do exemptions apply and what is discoverable
- Ethical obligations vs public interest
Presented by Jacque Lethbridge, Partner, Martelli McKegg Lawyers
3.45pm to 5.15pm Cross Examination Intensive: Practical Tips and Traps to Avoid
This session will delve into the practice of cross examination and cover the following:
- Preparing questions against facts and issues
- Structure of questions
- Content of questions; the words you use
- Sequence of questions
- Cross examining on documents
- Cross examining on credit
- Cross examining experts and why they are different to witnesses of fact
Presented by Paul Dalkie, Barrister
Decsription
Attend and earn 4 CPD hours
3.30pm to 3.45pm Afternoon Tea
Learning Objectives:
- Learn useful tips on how to deal with privilege
- Receive guidance on strategies to deal with expert evidence
- Understand the art and complexities of cross-examination
Presenters
Mr. Martin Dillon, Barrister, Martin Dillon Barrister
Martin began practising in 2007. He has worked in private practice, as in-house counsel and as a Crown Prosecutor. These roles have involved a range of clients and cases, from relatively minor disputes to large-scale litigation. He joined the independent bar in 2018. Access to justice is a particular concern: Martin is a legal aid provider, published CourtKeys.com and wrote Civil Litigation for Non-Lawyers
Mr. Paul Dalkie, Barrister
Paul Dalkie has practised as a barrister for more than 24 years in New Zealand and Australia. He appears in and has appeared in a wide range of civil and commercial cases and arbitrations. Prior to becoming a barrister he practised as a solicitor in Queensland for more than 8 years including at two global firms Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) and Cannan & Peterson, Sly & Weigall (now Norton Rose Fullbright). He has appeared and argued cases and conducted trials and appeals at all Court's levels, including the Privy Council. His practice has particular emphasis on contract disputes of all kinds, and corporate law, especially insolvency and shareholders and directors disputes. He is admitted to practice in New Zealand, Queensland and Victoria, and in the Federal Courts of Australia.
Ms. Laura O’Gorman KC, Bankside Chambers
Laura is an experienced commercial litigator with broad skills, including specialist expertise in complex contractual disputes and corporate law matters, insolvency, judicial review and competition law. She appears regularly in the High Court and Court of Appeal, and has been ranked as a leading lawyer by numerous directories (including Chambers Global). After 14 years as a partner at Buddle Findlay, she moved to the bar in April 2019, joining Bankside Chambers
Ms. Jacque Lethbridge, Partner, Martelli McKegg Lawyers
Jacque has been practicing for 18 years and is a leading senior litigator routinely appearing in the High Court and superior courts. Jacque has represented corporate, commercial and private clients both in New Zealand and internationally in complex commercial litigation and conducted both criminal and civil trials in the District Court and High Court for the last 17 years. Jacque has taught the litigation module of the professionals course for the College of Law and is a member of the NZLS Litigation Skills faculty. Ranked ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in Leading Insolvency & Restructuring Lawyers, NZ since 2018 to present.
