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=The Academy of Experts=

The Academy of Experts is a professional association for expert witnesses. It brings together those from many different primary professions such as construction, engineering, science, medicine, accounting, finance, insurance and many others.

Although there is representation on the Academy’s Council from the legal profession the majority of the officers, including the Chairman, are practising Experts - The Academy of Experts is run by Experts for Experts and those using them.

=History=

The Academy of Experts was founded in 1987 as “The British Academy of Experts” but adopted its present name and abbreviation “TAE” shortly after.

Its purposes are:


 * To be a professional body for experts
 * To establish and promote high objective standards
 * To promote the better use of experts
 * To ensure that a standard of excellence is maintained and developed.

TAE supports cost effective alternative dispute resolution especially expert determination and mediation.

TAE is now based in Gray’s Inn, London, England.

=Membership=

The Academy is both a professional society and a qualifying body which provides, for the first time, a single source of qualified accredited independent experts experienced in a wide range of professional, commercial and industrial disciplines from around the world.

Members may be practising or non-practising. Practising members are drawn from a wide range of professional and practical experience. They are vetted for their expertise in both their primary disciplines and their experience of litigation procedures. Non practising members include solicitors and barristers with particular interest in the law and practice of expert evidence.

Accreditation
All applicants to The Academy who wish to become Accredited Practising Expert Witnesses undergo a rigorous vetting procedure to ensure standards of excellence are maintained. This is the process which gives the full accreditation as a Practising Expert. Continuing ethical and professional standards are underlined by Codes of Practice and enforced by a disciplinary committee

Membership grades
The following grades of membership are conferred:


 * AMAE   Associate member
 * MAE   Member
 * FAE   Fellow
 * QDR   Qualified Dispute Resolver (Mediator or Expert Determiner)

=Training and development=

The Academy offers a comprehensive range of training programmes to enable members to develop their expert skills, and undertake Continuous Professional Development activity. Courses range from basic Role and Responsibilities through to the requirements of Procedure Rules and the practice of Giving Evidence.

The Academy is also a training and accreditation body for ADR Neutrals, including Mediators, Conciliators and Expert Determiners.

=The Judicial Committee=

The Academy’s Judicial Committee is chaired by a former Supreme Court Judge, and consists of Lords Justice of Appeal and other Senior Judges from the United Kingdom and a Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.

The Judicial Committee has been responsible for a number of important documents and guidance notes for experts. The Judicial Committee’s publications have included:


 * The Model Form of Expert’s Report (as commended by Rt Hon Lord Woolf)
 * Guidance Notes on The Meetings of Experts
 * Guidance Notes on Contingency Fees for Experts.

=EuroExpert=

The Academy is a member of EuroExpert, the Organisation of European Expert Associations, which has agreed a common standard for European experts in both civil law and common law jurisdictions.

=External links=


 * The Academy of Experts
 * EuroExpert