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17 April 2008
Issue: 7317 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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Family law

Re S (a child) (expert evidence) [2008] All ER (D) 51 (Mar)

In instructing experts, nothing relevant should be excluded, but material that is unnecessary  because it is irrelevant must be rigorously excluded.
 

Experts have to be spared files of documents which are peripheral to their essential task. It is important that local authorities abstain from introducing into proceedings and sending to an expert  material that would be inevitably perceived by the person being assessed as unfair in the sense that it was  prejudicial.

Issue: 7317 / Categories: Case law , Law digest
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Carpmaels & Ransford—Kevin Cordina

Firm adds former Simmons Simmons patent head to engineering and tech team

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

ACTAPS—Sally Goodger

Freeths strengthens its voice in national disputes with ACTAPS committee appointment

Pillsbury—Matthew Sperry

Pillsbury—Matthew Sperry

Pillsbury expands private client and family office platform with Cadwalader partner hire

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