Interviewing Witnesses

Course Description

Investigative interviewing is an essential aspect of the investigative process for legal professionals. As most information comes from witnesses; it is necessary to have knowledge and skill in interviewing. An interview is a discussion anticipated to gather information that is potentially available and achieve a truthful description of events.

In this course, we shall cover:

• General principles
• Interview skills
• When might you interview witnesses?
• General interview techniques
• Legal framework
• Interviewing witnesses in Hong Kong
• Prohibition on witness coaching
• Confidentiality and witnesses
• Privilege and witnesses
• Interviewing expert witnesses
• Interviewing digital forensic experts
• Child witnesses
• Interviewing whistleblowers

Speaker’s Bio:

Gillian Carrington is a British barrister. She practiced for many years at the London Bar specialising in public and environmental law. After moving to the City of London law firms she specialised in cross-border regulatory work. She currently lives in Berlin where she works with German and British law firms. She is a co-author of Sweet & Maxwell’s Information Rights and has contributed to Halsbury’s Laws.