Witness Box to Bench: Perspectives on Expert Witness Evidence with Rajbinder Sohal, Faye Allen FRICS and Leonora Riesenburg #127

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The role of an expert witness is key to any court and tribunal, and this week’s episode of The RICS Podcast is essential preparation for those considering the span of their expertise.

Joining Rajbinder Sohal are Leonora Riesenburg, a Chartered Arbitrator/Mediator Trainer in ADR, and Faye Allen FRICS, Director at J.S. Held LLC - they discuss the importance of advising only within your area of expertise, and the need for open communication between experts and stakeholders.

This episode of The RICS Podcast covers:

Potential consequences of surveyors straying outside of their area of expertiseHow to identify the areas to which you should stickEthical considerations that experts should think about when accepting instructionsHow expert witnesses should mitigate inbuilt biases

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors: https://www.rics.org/uk/
Leonora Riesenburg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonora-riesenburg-61182846/
Faye Allen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fayeallen/