Expert witnesses and solicitors will meet virtually at 4.45pm on Thursday, 10 September for the live launch event of the University of Aberdeen Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate.
This is the first university certificated expert witness programme in Scotland. The free virtual event will last about 20 minutes and include contributions from the Lord Advocate of Scotland, Lisa Henderson QC, and Paul Mosson, an executive director at the Law Society of Scotland.
To join the event, register your interest with irene.pardo@bondsolon.com.
Mark Solon, solicitor, and founder of Bond Solon, said: ‘Courts, lawyers and the public need expert witnesses who are competent to provide truly independent opinion evidence on the technical issues that frequently arise in litigation.
‘Until now, there has been no formal certified training for experts who give evidence in the Scottish legal system. The new University of Aberdeen Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate programme now provides such training.’
Professor Margaret Ross of the University of Aberdeen said: ‘This is the first university certificated expert witness programme in Scotland.
‘The Certificate enables experts to demonstrate to both instructing solicitors and the courts that they have been assessed and hold the core and requisite competencies to act as an expert witness.’
