The Panel will explore the techniques for cross examination of experts, and the secrets for effectively persuading each of the different tribunals including:
1) Demonstration of bias
2) Attack on the expert’s qualifications
3) Experts lack of knowledge of detailed facts vs getting lost in facts
4) Tone of Counsel: aggressive or collaborative; bulldog or kind
5) Yes or no questions
6) Amount of detail – depends upon who is decision maker?
7) Attack on technical issues
8) How much paid for testimony
9) Use of documents
10) Use of photographs, videos, demonstratives, and models
11) Technical and mathematical issues12) Aimed at legal standards
13) Alternative options
14) Impact of objections
15) Making the expert sympathetic
16) Non-responsive answers
17) Hot Tubbing
18) Research prior writings / positions of opposing experts
