1. Introduction
2. Jurisdiction: CCMA, bargaining councils and the Labour Court
3. Civil Procedures in the Labour Court
   • Difference between trial and application procedures
   • Trial (referrals) procedure – rule 6
   • Pre-trial conference – rule 4
   • Applications (motion) procedures – rule 7 and 7a
   • Application (motion) procedure
   • Court manners
4. Urgent applications and Interdicts 
5. Reviews
   • Effect and legal status of arbitration awards
   • Powers and duties of arbitrators under the LRA
   • Sanctions in misconduct cases
   • Review of certificates and jurisdictional rulings by conciliators and staying of arbitration proceedings
   • Logical reasoning
   • Appeals and reviews distinguished
   • Review: arbitrations:  section 145
   • Reviews: carephone test
   • Reviews: reasonableness test [Sidumo test]
   • Case study: Sidumo
   • The concept of reasonableness
   • Reasonableness test: result-based test
   • Omission of critical factors in a decision
   • Decision in conflict with law and findings
   • Flawed reasoning and inferences 
   • Circumstantial evidence
   • Sanctions for dishonesty 
   • Jurisdictional issues
   • May a review court raise review grounds which were not raised by the party seeking review?
   • Review procedure
   • Review terminology
   • Reviews - heads of argument

Benita Whitcher is an admitted Attorney of the High Court and is presently a Senior Lecturer at UKZN and an Attorney at Brett Purdon Attorneys.  She is also a Senior Arbitrator and Mediator for the South African Local Government Bargaining Council. Ms Whitcher was a former Senior Part-time Commissioner at the CCMA and has also sat numerous times as an Assessor in [the former] Labour Appeal Court. 

Dates and venues
23 - 25 November 2011 - Durban, Elangeni Hotel
28 - 30 November 2011 - Cape Town, Capetonian Hotel
7 - 9 December 2011 - Johannesburg, Genesis Suites

The Fee
One delegate: R5 985 + VAT = R6 822.90
Three or more delegates: R5 386.50 + VAT = R6 140.61 per delegate

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