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Expert professionalism judged on balance of probabilities
Practical Law UK Legal Update w-003-2018 (Approx. 2 pages)
Expert professionalism judged on balance of probabilities
In Re F (a minor) [2016] EWHC 2149 (Fam), Dr Harper, consultant clinical psychologist, was criticised for a court report, in which he used statements in quotation marks which were not verbatim quotes, but his personal recollections and impressions. Hayden J concluded that in quasi-disciplinary hearings, the standard of proof is the simple balance of probabilities.
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Published on 24-Aug-2016
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