Training - professional conduct, disciplinary and fitness to
practise
Regulators have to follow specific procedures and be aware of
relevant case law when holding conduct or fitness to practise
hearings. Without proper training for panel Chairmen, Legal
Assessors, case investigators and panel and committee members, they
may leave themselves open to legal challenge.
Our service
We have leading lawyers in this field with experience in
designing bespoke training for:
- Committee or panel members, including lay or professional
members
- Chairs of those committees/panels
- Legal Assessors/advisers to those committees/panels
- Those who investigate and prepare cases for hearing
We also tailor training courses to the particular legislation
governing a body, or the industry in which you operate such as
healthcare, social care, sport or finance, so that the training is
highly relevant for the specific audience.
We can provide training on topics such as:
- the public interest
- the role and expected behaviour of committee members
- hearings procedures
- decision making
- drafting determinations
- principles and practices of good questioning
- ensuring fairness
- case law updates
- coping with the unexpected at hearings
- sanctions
- absence of respondent
- admissibility of evidence and conflicting evidence
- mitigation
- standard and burden of proof
- appeals
- Chairmanship skills
Our experience
Our trainers have been providing training to regulators for over
six years. Our experience with professional regulatory bodies means
that we have been involved in different regulatory regimes across a
wide range of different professions, and we are top ranked in both
leading legal directories for professional discipline.
Our specialist lawyers focus solely on this area of law and have
developed their expertise into designing specific training for your
staff and members so you can conduct hearings lawfully, effectively
and with confidence.
Our trainers have many years of experience with all aspects of
investigating and presenting conduct and fitness to practise cases
including interviewing witnesses and drafting their statements,
instructing experts, advising on sufficiency of evidence, drafting
charges and advocacy at hearings.
We also advise on the case law which governs fitness to practise
procedures and have years of experience as Legal Assessors/Advisers
to panels.