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Chairing disciplinary hearings
A chairperson can make or break a disciplinary hearing — one substantive or procedural misstep and the entire outcome is at risk. This workshop gives delegates a clear 12-step roadmap for running a hearing from start to finish, covering everything from preliminary matters and rules of evidence to managing obstacles and difficult participants. Delegates will learn how to assess guilt on the balance of probabilities, determine appropriate sanctions and draft findings and recommendations that stand up to scrutiny. Through practical case studies and real-world scenarios, delegates will build the confidence to chair hearings with authority and fairness.
DATE: 29, 30 June & 1, 2 July 2026
DURATION: 4 x 3 hour sessions (12 hours)
TIME: 09:00 – 12:00
PRICE: R1 950 per person excl VAT
Here’s what we will be covering:
- Distinguishing misconduct from incapacity
- The meaning of “dismissal”
- The Code of Good Practice: Dismissal – substantive and procedural requirements
- Substantive fairness: guilt & sanction (what needs to be proved?)
- Procedural fairness – role of the chairperson
- Preparing for a disciplinary hearing
- Roadmap for a hearing: 12 basic steps
- Jurisdictional challenges
- Managing the process
- Rules of evidence (evidence and admissibility)
- Dealing with various obstacles at the hearing (scenarios related to the 12 steps)
- Deciding on the balance of probabilities
- Drafting findings
- Determining sanction
- Drafting a recommendation
- Case studies
PLEASE NOTE: No recordings available. Slides are available to attending delegates. Fees are charged per delegate and not per screen.
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