Expert Opinion - Your Overriding Duty To Inform The Court

IChemE Safety Centre process safety webinar

In new industrial construction projects, hazardous area classification is undertaken, electrical design is developed, and process safety aspects are addressed. Relevant designers certify compliance for their design as Registered Professional Engineers of Queensland (RPEQ), or for the work carried out by others under their direct supervision. All fairly straightforward and ‘business as usual’ — until the next-door neighbour appeals the Development Application and a Court challenge eventuates. Such cases may be heard in the Land and Environment Court, the Magistrates’ Court, or the Supreme Court, depending on the gravity of the matter.

As an expert witness, are you prepared to develop an expert report and attend court? In this webinar Dr Frank Mendham, Managing Director, Mendham Consultants explores the nature, scope, and practical implications of the expert witness’s paramount duty to the court: examining legal principles, professional obligations, ethical challenges, and evolving expectations in contemporary litigation, with specific reference to the engineering and process safety profession.

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The material presented in this webinar has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenter’s own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the IChemE Safety Centre in full. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.