[78]... [B] efore drawing an inference of causation against the hospital, the trial judge was required to consider the relevant evidence and to make findings, on
the standard of a balance of probabilities, eliminating the prospect that the earlier period of asphyxia was not detectable.
The commissioners argued that the standard of proof was the civil
standard of the balance of probabilities.
Currently, abuse of dominance need only be proven on the civil
standard of balance of probabilities.
Not exact matches
The only real difference between the crime (s 2
of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997) and the tort (s 3) is
standard of proof: to prove the civil wrong
of harassment it is necessary to prove the case on a
balance of probabilities.
● Causation is established where the plaintiff proves to the civil
standard on a
balance of probabilities that the defendant caused or contributed to the injury.
Standard of Proof: In a civil proceeding a judge must find the defendant guilty on a «
balance of probabilities».
The
standard of proof for establishing both
of these «facts» is the
Balance of Probabilities.
The
standard in civil cases is the
balance of probabilities.
Birmingham U.K. social services have successfully sought a civil injunction (
balance of probabilities), to protect vulnerable teenagers in their care from sexual exploitation, where the evidence is unlikely to secure convictions on the criminal
standard (beyond a reasonable doubt).
For administrative tribunals, the default is the civil
standard of proof on the
balance of probabilities, subject... [more]
The
standard of proof on each
of the above issues is the civil
standard of proof on a
balance of probabilities.
The existence
of suspicious circumstances does not impose a higher
standard of proof on the propounder
of the will than the civil
standard of proof on a
balance of probabilities.
[205] The usual civil
standard of proof, namely proof on a
balance of probabilities, applies.
The
standard of proof is a «
balance of probabilities» (i.e. - more likely than not).
The
standard of proof in finding the facts necessary to establish the threshold under s 31 (2)
of the Children Act 1989, (ChA 1989) or the welfare considerations in s 1
of ChA 1989, is the simple
balance of probabilities, neither more nor less.
For administrative tribunals, the default is the civil
standard of proof on the
balance of probabilities, subject to any express statutory provision to the contrary: Stetler v. Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal, 2005 CanLII 24217 (ON CA).
One has to establish, on the
balance of probabilities, if the care fell below the
standards and, on «Bolam principles», that no reasonable body
of clinicians would have offered that
standard of care.
At para. 49, Rothstein J unequivocally stated that «there is only one
standard of proof and that is proof on a
balance of probabilities.
The civil
standard of proof in a personal injury action in British Columbia is a
balance of probabilities.
The reasons
of Madam Justice Stewart depend on the presence
of a crime, but there is a serious question as to whether this can be taken as having been established by a finding that is based on the civil
standard (
balance of probabilities) as opposed to the criminal
standard (beyond a reasonable doubt).
I'm more convinced by the evidence in favour
of ABS and don't need to be absolutely certain
of the outcome to conclude on a
balance of probabilities (the reasonable civil
standard), that the way forward does not look anything like the way behind us.
The
Standard of Proof is the
balance of probabilities based on all evidence presented, appropriately weighted in accordance with its credibility, with each case decided on the individual merits and justice
of the case.
This is a
balance of probabilities standard.
[154] The
standard of proof to be applied in making an appropriate damage award under this category is simple
probability, not the
balance of probabilities.
Second, the
standard of proof in a civil case is lower than in a criminal case — proof on a
balance of probabilities, or 51 % or greater
probability it happened, can often be established where proof beyond a reasonable doubt can not.
As noted be the Court in Vernon v. British Columbia (Liquor Distribution Branch) 5 the
standard of proof set out in point 3
of Boulet must be restated a result
of the decision
of the Supreme Court
of Canada in F.H. v. McDougall6 The onus is on the employer to prove just cause on the
balance of probabilities, not on a higher
standard.
Unlike a traffic ticket where the
standard of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt, the adjudicator must be satisfied on a simple
balance of probabilities that the the subject was a driver and blew Fail on an ASD or refused to blow.
Accordingly, the plaintiff must establish, on a
balance of probabilities, a causal link between the alleged breach
of the
standard of care and the alleged injuries.»
Decisions should be based on the best available evidence and the
balance of probabilities standard established under workers» compensation legislation...
The FtT stated that the burden
of proof in immigration appeals is on the appellant and the
standard of proof is the
balance of probabilities.
Though he noted that there is only one civil
standard of proof — a
balance of probabilities — Arbitrator Slotnick held that an allegation
of sexual misconduct does require clear, cogent, and convincing evidence.
The court
of public opinion operates more on a «
balance of probabilities»
standard, and while some people might be quick to condemn or exonerate, at least public opinion doesn't land you in prison.
[13] Causation is established where the plaintiff proves to the civil
standard on a
balance of probabilities that the defendant caused or contributed to the injury: Snell v. Farrell, 1990 CanLII 70 (SCC), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 311; McGhee v. National Coal Board, [1972] 3 All E.R. 1008 (H.L.).
The
standard of proof is the
balance of probabilities.
(The Supreme Court
of Canada said so, in F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53: «There is only one
standard of proof in a civil case and that is proof on a
balance of probabilities.»
This test is a lower
standard than the but - for test employed in civil actions, and because a tie goes to the claimant, it is even a lower
standard than the
balance of probabilities (50 per cent plus one).
The panel, in dismissing his appeal against exclusion, had held that the
standard of proof was the
balance of probabilities.
There needs to be evidence at least on the
balance of probability, with it being beyond reasonable doubt as an even better
standard of proof.
During the landmark case
of «Sivakumaran and Others», in which I was also involved, the House
of Lords gave guidelines that the expected «
Standard of Proof» is not beyond reasonable doubt and not based on a
balance of probabilities, but a lower threshold «
Standard of Proof» by «reasonable degree
of likelihood».
The plaintiffs must prove on the
balance of probabilities that but for the conduct that you have identified as breaching the
standard of care, sometimes we call this the «negligent conduct», the injury would not have [occurred].