Mark is much sought after in Ireland and internationally as a lecturer and trainer on expert evidence and other legal issues. He has given lectures and other presentations to a wide variety of organisations, including: The Honorable Society of Kings Inns; The Bar Council of Ireland; The Law Society of Ireland; La Touche Training; CMG Training; The Society of Construction Law; The Asia Pacific Institute of Experts; and the EU Counterfeit Experts’ Group.
Here is a selection of recent events at which he has spoken.
10 December 2024: ‘Expert Witness Masterclass’, The Expert Witness Site (Online).
22 November 2024: ‘The Duties of Expert Witnesses’, Kings Inns, Advanced Diploma in Medical Law (Online).
21 November 2024: ‘The Role of an Expert Witness’, CPD Philanthropy (Aisling Hotel, Dublin)
13 October 2024: Expert Evidence in the Post Office Horizon cases’, Bar Council CPD (Bar Council, Gaffney Room)
11 October 2024: ‘Expert Witness Masterclass’, The Expert Witness Site (Online).
23 May 2024: ‘Expert Evidence in the Post Office Horizon cases’, La Touche training (Gibson Hotel)
27 April 2024: ‘Dirty Experts in the Hot Tub? Australian approaches to expert witness evidence’, Tort and Insurance Bar of Ireland (Atlantic Technical University, Letterfrack campus).
14 March 2024: ‘Perils of Being an Expert Witness’, Chartered Institute of Arbitration (Irish Architectural Archive).
27 February 2024: ‘Reforming the Rules of Expert Evidence’, Society of Contruction Law (Irish Architectural Archive).
1 December 2023: ‘Expert reports in asylum proceedings’, The International Protection Appeals Tribunal (Chartered Accountants House, Pearse Street).
24 November 2023: ‘Duties of Expert Witnesses’, Kings Inns, Advanced Diploma in Medical Law (Online).
9 November 2023: ‘More than a matter of opinion: What makes expert witnesses different?’, Society of Construction Law, 2023 Conference (Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre)
7 September 2023: ‘To Conclave or not to Conclave: Issues and pitfalls of expert meetings’, The Asia Pacific Institute of Experts, Singapore (Online).
17 July 2023: ‘The Ethics of Instructing Expert Witnesses’, Chief State Solicitors Office (CSSO, Ship Street).
3 July 2023: ‘Expert Witness Handling’, Bar of Ireland CPD (Bar of Ireland, Gaffney Room)
24 April 2023: ‘Duties of Expert Witnesses’, Society of Construction Law, UCD.
14 December 2022: ‘Duties of Expert Witnesses in Common Law Countries’, Counterfeit Experts Group (representing the central banks of most EU countries, hosted online by the European Central Bank).
25 November 2022: ‘How to Make the Best Use of Expert Witnesses’, Solicitors Growth CPD programme (Online).
16 May 2022: ‘The Duties of Instructing Expert Witnesses’, Bar of Ireland CPD Programme (Bar of Ireland, Gaffney Room)
13 May 2022: ‘Duties of Expert Witnesses’, Association of Consulting Forensic Engineers (Red Cow Hotel).
25 January 2022: ‘Writing Wrongs: Expert evidence in disputed handwriting cases’, Probate Bar Association (Bar of Ireland, Gaffney Room).
11 November 2021: ‘Dealing with Expert Witnesses’, The Law Society of Ireland CPD Programme (Hotel Kilkenny)
28 September 2021: ‘The duties of financial expert witnesses’ Family Lawyers Association of Ireland (Online)
13 July 2021 ‘The Ethics of Instructing an Expert Witness’, Chief State Solicitors Office (Online)
18 February 2021, ‘Challenging a Single Joint Expert’, Family Lawyers Association of Ireland (Online)
15 November 2019: ‘The duties of expert witnesses’, Advanced Diploma in Medical Law, The Kings Inns, Dublin.
14 November 2019: ‘Report writing for court’ (one day seminar), CMG Training, Dublin.
12 November 2019: Book launch – A Guide to Expert Witness Evidence.
14 February 2019: ‘Report writing for court’ (one day seminar), CMG Training, Dublin.
8 December 2018: ‘A review of recent probate case law’ Central Law Training, Dublin.
18 October 2018: ‘A review of recent probate case law’, Central Law Training, Dublin.
12 October 2018: ‘How to create an international encyclopedia of case law’, The Law via the Internet (LvI) conference, Florence, Italy.
18 May 2018: ‘Recent case law on conveyancing’, Central Law Training, Dublin.
16 March 2018: ‘Report writing for court’ (one day seminar), CMG Training, Dublin.
11 January 2018: ‘Report writing for court’ (one day seminar), CMG Training, Dublin.
6 April 2016: ‘The 1916 Rising: Was it a ‘Just War’?’, Irish Business Network, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.