If someone could please set me straight for my own ongoing training (and while spoken of in another aligned posting on RRS standard of proof), as follows:
- it was established before, that: for rule 69, uniquely, we have 'comfortable staisfaction' and for all other rules we have 'balance of probabilities' ("(unless an applicable rule requires otherwise)").
- However, I now see that in 18.2 (e) it uses the term 'reasonable doubt' (being of course a higher standard again than the aforementioned standards).
Is this correct?
This is the start of Answer 1. There is much more in the case.
Answer 1
‘Comfortable satisfaction’ is one of three standards of proof commonly used in
courts of law or arbitration hearings. The other two standards are ‘proof beyond
a reasonable doubt’ and ‘balance of probabilities’. The ‘proof beyond a
reasonable doubt’ standard is the strictest of the three standards. It is usually
reserved for serious criminal cases. The ‘balance of probabilities’ standard (also
sometimes referred to as the ‘preponderance of the evidence’ standard) is the
least strict of the three, and it is widely used in civil legal proceedings.
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