Sentences with phrase «allegation on a balance of probabilities»
Unlike a traffic ticket, the evidence must simply prove the allegation on a balance of probabilities.
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11: - Family courts should pronounce all persons before them innocent of accusations and allegations unless proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt.They should never judge any person to be at fault on the balance of probabilities (51 % +)
However, a judge might simply dismiss a claim as not proved on the balance of probabilities without finding that the allegation of fraud was made out; the legal burden remained on each claimant to prove their case.
Except for more serious contraventions, a party must prove the allegations on the «balance of probabilities»; they must be more likely to exist than not.