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ARTICLE · 24 NOVEMBER 2014

The Top 10 "Tips And Traps" For Tribunal Member Conduct

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Unless you are a very experienced Chair, you may forget the appropriate steps that must be taken in a hearing leading to confusion and procedural unfairness.

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I was once asked if I would consider making a presentation to a conference on appropriate (and inappropriate) conduct by Hearing Tribunal members. I readily agreed to consider the request indicating that our Professional Regulatory Group provides one-day training workshops on how to run professional discipline hearings. I was then told that the conference didn't have a day for the presentation but instead had only one hour available for the presentation. I was challenged to distill the most important advice into a one hour presentation. I knew I wouldn't have time to address the complex legal issues that often arise in hearings but could provide some pragmatic advice that would be useful for both new and experienced Tribunal members. Hence, I created The Top 10 "Tips and Traps" for Tribunal Member Conduct. While some of the tips may seem like common sense, on many occasions problems arise due to the failure by both new and experienced Hearing Tribunal members to follow

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