Common use of Conduct of Hearings Clause in Contracts

Conduct of Hearings. The hearings shall be conducted on a private and confidential basis. Each of the parties to a case shall be limited to one hour for initial presentation and one-half hour for rebuttal and summation. Cross-examination of witnesses shall not count against the aforesaid time limitations, and such time limita- tions may be extended by the arbitration panel for good cause. The parties shall exchange all written materials to be utilized in their respective initial presentations at the outset of a hearing. The order of presentation shall be as follows: (a) Player’s initial presentation; (b) Club’s initial presentation; (c) Player’s rebuttal and summation; (d) Club’s rebuttal and summation; (e) Player’s surrebuttal, which shall be very brief and offered to respond to new issues raised during the Club’s rebuttal; and (f) If requested by the Club, the Panel may, at its discretion, allow the Club very brief surrebuttal to respond to new issues raised by the Player. Notwithstanding this order of presentation, neither party shall carry the burden of proof.

Conduct of Hearings. The hearings shall be conducted on a private and confidential basis. Each of the parties to a case shall be limited to one hour for initial presentation and one-half hour for rebuttal and summation. Cross-examination of witnesses shall not count against the aforesaid time limitations, and such time limita- tions may be extended by the arbitration panel for good cause. The parties Parties shall exchange all written materials to be utilized in their respective initial presentations at the outset of a hearing. The order of presentation shall be as follows: (a) Player’s initial presentation; (b) Club’s initial presentation; (c) Player’s rebuttal and summation; (d) Club’s rebuttal and summation; (e) Player’s surrebuttal, which shall be very brief and offered to respond to new issues raised during the Club’s rebuttal; and (f) If requested by the Club, the Panel may, at its discretion, allow the Club very brief surrebuttal to respond to new issues raised by the Player. Notwithstanding this order of presentation, neither party shall carry the burden of proof.