Witness Essentials

Sep 06 2022 3

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You are soon to be a witness at a hearing. You want to be a good one. When you leave the hearing room you want to know that you have done well,
This podcast series, five episodes, will help you to be a successful witness.
Episodes 1 and 2 are all about your preparation.
Episode 3 is about your performance at the hearing.
Episode 4 is about the lawyers' performances at the hearing.
Episode 5 is for those who give their evidence as experts who offer opinions.
If you also have an interest in advocacy then listen to the 20+ episode ADVOCACY IN COURT: PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE
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Episode 5

Sep 06 2022 18 mins

We start with explaining why expert opinions are needed and allowed by decision makers. We point to the need for the decision maker to trust both the expert and their opinion, and how compliance by the expert with the Expert Code of Conduct encourages such trust.The straightforward contents of that Code are discussed, with examples given of the disastrous consequences of partisansh

Episode 4

Sep 05 2022 23 mins

You want to know how you will be questioned by the lawyers, for your side and any other side, at the hearing.This episode explores the question techniques used by competent lawyers in chief/direct/ examination-in-chief, then in cross-examination, and then in re-direct/examination. Some lawyer bad habits are mentioned too.During that exploration there are some diversions to deal wit

Episode 3

Sep 05 2022 22 mins

You have done the preparation. The wait is over. Your phone is turned off. Your name is called and you go in. Do you show respect? If so, how? You will take the oath or affirmation and move your toes to mask your anxiety, In the witness box, as you look towards, not at, the decision maker, you will tell him or her about any 'special needs', and spell and pronounce your name so that

Episode 2

Sep 04 2022 21 mins

So many questions: Who are the people in the hearing room and what do you call them? What's a subpoena and what do I do when I get one? Why are there different kinds of written statements? How is a hearing day organised? Can I give my evidence remotely?But that's not all, because there are personal factors that must be considered such as: anxiety, special needs, managing your appea

Episode 1

Sep 04 2022 20 mins

There are various reasons that lead people to be witnesses.Whether or not they want to be a witness they do not want to fail in the hearing room in front of other people.So the 'about to be witness' wants to be well prepared.This Episode and Episode 2 are all about your preparation, so that when you go into the hearing room, or you are connected into the hearing room by audio or AV