Experts in Family Law Proceedings
The influence of expert evidence in Family proceedings is crucial for the outcome of the case. Accountants, real estate valuers, child and adult psychologists and psychiatrists, drug and alcohol test results reports, therapists, counsellors, art valuers and foreign lawyers are some of the most common experts instructed jointly or by one of the parties in family proceedings. We will present on the instruction of experts, strategic instructions and the application of The Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil and Commercial Matters. The most significant judgments from the last year and proposal for legislation on Family Law would be also be discussed by experts from different jurisdictions.