Expert Evidence: Following the rules

Fiona Wood looks at the need to comply with the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and best practice when instructing experts in financial cases ‘It is not always possible to agree the joint letter of instruction to a single joint expert and the court may be asked to settle the letter of instruction.’It is often necessary …
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Expert Evidence: Out of necessity

In the first of a two-part analysis, Margaret Heathcote sets out the changes to expert evidence introduced earlier this year and the impact seen to date ‘What is ‘necessary’ in care proceedings (the conclusion of which may mean the removal of a child from their birth parents) is likely to differ from what is necessary …
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