Skills for Tribunal Hearings and Decision Making

We aim to:

• associate the skills, knowledge and values of the wider judicial profession with those needed by members of tribunals/panels and other similar decision making bodies
• identify, explore and develop the range of communication and questioning skills necessary for tribunal/panel hearings
• explore the case management powers of tribunals/panels and the skills associated with their effective use
• consider the users’ perspective of the tribunal/panel experience and to explore how users can be best prepared for their engagement with a tribunal/panel
• identify good practice concerning the giving of directions and introductions to hearings, and the skills to deal with unexpected  interruptions during hearings 
• consider issues surrounding the nature and quality of evidence
• provide delegates with the opportunity to discuss the skills of good team working within the context of tribunal/panel work
• provide delegates with the opportunity to experience elements of a hearing of the Parochial Appeals Tribunal through a role play and thereby to identify the challenges of working as a tribunal/panel member
• provide delegates with the opportunity to make and write a reasoned decision and to reflect on the skills necessary for this task

Course materials

Course Programme 12-14 June

tribunal_hearings_decision_making_june_2018_final.pdf

tribunal_hearings_decision_making_june_2018_final.pdf

stmdm_delegates_feedback_form_jun_2018.pdf

stmdm_delegates_feedback_form_jun_2018.pdf