The admissibility and persuasiveness of expert evidence

Parenting plan evaluators are expert witnesses who offer their opinion. Courts in common law jurisdictions generally do not accept evidence of an opinion as it is not considered to be reliable evidence from which to establish a fact. An exception to that general principle is expert opinion evidence. In short, an opinion from a person with specialized knowledge or expertise about the area in which they are an expert may be sufficiently reliable to form an evidentiary basis from which to make a finding of fact, provided the opinion meets certain criteria. These criteria will be discussed in this article, as well as what is relevant, reliable and persuasive evidence. The relevant legal principles will be examined in an historical and contemporary, theoretical and practical context. The authors reflect on their considerable experience as consumers of expert evidence and apply this to parenting plan evaluations, as well as considering future challenges in the field.     

大学英语写作课教学刍议

英语写作课教学始终是英语教学的薄弱环节.写作教学不是孤立的,它有赖于其他教学环节.只有学生打下了扎实基础,积累了一定语言知识,写作能力才能提高.在写作的教学过程中,教师应当对各种教法兼容并蓄,并用不悖.要根据学生的学习状态以及教学的课时安排扬长避短,运用好不同的教学方法.