Seminar ID

ION-2020-06-25

Date and time

Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 17:00 EST see it in calendar

Attendance

• recording

Languages

• in English

CPD hours

Venue

Description

Advocacy Thinking ahead protecting your clients interests

Protecting your clients interests before the hearing

Preparation for the hearing:

• Expert witnesses—when do you need them and why?? What type of experts—psychologists, educational experts; medical reports; country experts.
• Corroborating witnesses—when do you need them and why??
• Preparing client to face questions about inconsistencies—do they have an explanation??

At the hearing:

• Problems with interpretation—when do you object?? How do you object?? What are the consequences if you do not object??
• Do you need an adjournment?? What do you do if it is refused??
• Board Member prejudges the case—can you ask the Member to recluse themselves for bias?? How do you frame the objection?? What do you do when they refuse to recluse??
• Objecting to questions—when do you object?? How do you raise the objection?? What are the consequences if you do not object??
• Calling witnesses—when do you call them?? When do you dispense with calling witnesses??
• Member imposes time limits—how do you object?
• Importance of submissions—asking for clarification regarding issues prior to making submissions.

After the hearing:

• When do you send in post hearing submissions?
• When do you raise an objection??
• What do you do if you discover a problem with interpretation after the hearing concludes??
• When do you send in post hearing evidence or submissions?
• What do you do if you realize you made an error during the hearing or in preparation??
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  Responding to procedural fairness letter

• Evidence versus submissions;
• Corroborating evidence;
• Making sure you have full disclosure and know the allegations