Practising the dark arts? The US approach to witness preparation
Part 1 of a series that compares the practice and ethical rules of witness preparation that apply in different jurisdictions.
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Nikki Pender
- Aug 23, 2022
- 3 min
Confronting the ethics of witness familiarisation: the elephant in the room
Ethics of preparing witnesses, free training workshop for litigation lawyers
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Legal Empowerment
- Aug 17, 2022
- 2 min
UK expert witnesses criticised for partiality and lack of expertise
Expert Witnesses: reenforcing the importance of being impartial and qualified - and why that can be easier said than done .
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Legal Empowerment
- Mar 8, 2022
- 1 min
Qualifying Yourself as an Expert - Mona Lisa Vito Style
Oftentimes expert witnesses will be challenged on their expertise. So, how should you respond? #expertwitnesstraining #humour #movies
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Nikki Pender
- Feb 27, 2021
- 3 min
Proofing your evidence against cross examination king hits
Expert evidence needs strong foundations to withstand challenge under cross examination
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Nikki Pender
- Jan 14, 2020
- 4 min
Empowering Witnesses to Break the Sound Barrier
On 14 October 2012, Austrian thrill seeker Felix Baumgarter took a supersonic leap from a balloon suspended nearly 39 kms above Earth,...
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Nikki Pender
- May 16, 2018
- 2 min
Child Witnesses – Developing Evidence-Gathering Techniques
In The Fascinating Science of Child Witnesses, Newroom journalist Eloise Gibson reports on recent studies into child witnesses and the...
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Nikki Pender
- Feb 2, 2018
- 3 min
The Hubristic Witness: A Cautionary Litigation Tale
When you intend to call successful, confident, business people as witnesses, it is easy to get lulled into a false sense of security and...
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Legal Empowerment
- Sep 13, 2017
- 1 min
Working with Expert Witnesses
A 2017 Law Talk article by Angharad O'Flynn provided a comprehensive insight into some of the challenges faced by expert witnesses in...
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Legal Empowerment
- Apr 13, 2017
- 1 min
Hot Tub Process How To- Part 3 Video
Part 3 of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales and the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration's video demonstrating how...
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Legal Empowerment
- Apr 13, 2017
- 1 min
How to Hot Tub - Part 2
Here is part 2 of the Judicial Commission of New South Wales and the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration's video...
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Legal Empowerment
- Apr 13, 2017
- 1 min
How to Hot Tub - Part 1
In 2006, the Judicial Commission of New South Wales and the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration released a video...
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Legal Empowerment
- Jun 29, 2016
- 1 min
A New Era of Witness Performance
The May 2016 edition of NZ Lawyer magazine (issue 8.02) featured an article on witness familiarisation and included quotes from Nikki...
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Legal Empowerment
- Oct 30, 2014
- 1 min
Challenges Facing Young Witnesses in Roast Buster Cases
On 30 October 2014, Legal Empowerment director, Nikki Pender, spoke to RNZ’s Nine to Noon about the challenges that would have...
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