Webinar

Expert witness: A view from the bench

• 1.0 Hours Formal CPD

Online

Free

Overview

After 25 years in private practice, acting as an Expert Witness, Arbitrator and Independent Expert, in 2013 Peter McCrea was appointed a Surveyor Member of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). In this topical talk Peter will reflect on his experience of seeing experts in the witness box, giving examples of good and bad practice, and outlining what makes a good expert witness.

Speaker

Peter McCrea FRICS

25 years in practice, mostly in dispute resolution and valuation, before being appointed to the Tribunal in 2013. BSc DipArb FRICS FCIArb FRSA. Chair of Trustees, LionHeart, since 2018. Hon Fellow, UCEM. Alumni Fellow, NTU. Liveryman, The Chartered Surveyors’ Company. School Governor (inc Chair) 2009-2023. Previous roles include RICS Governing Council; RICS Conduct and Appeals Committee; ICAEW Disciplinary Committee; Ind Member, Standards Committee of two Local Authorities; Board Member, Derwent Housing Association; Member of RICS President’s Panels of Arbitrators and Independent Experts; Residential Tenancy Deposit Adjudicator.