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Judges have been urged to abandon the phrase "beyond all reasonable doubt" as it apparently confuses juries. In new guidance for the judiciary they have been advised to tell jurors they should be “satisfied so that they are sure” a defendant is guilty before convicting.
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The standard of proof applying to solicitors subject to misconduct proceedings has been lowered from "beyond all reasonable doubt" to a "balance of probabilities" following approval from the regulator. The Legal Services Board supported an application from the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT)
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Barristers accused of professional misconduct in England and Wales will now have claims against them assessed on a balance of probabilities, the civil standard of proof, as opposed to the criminal standard of beyond all reasonable doubt. Rules came into force yesterday that could see more barri
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