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United Kingdom civil recoverystandard of proofhearsay

Serious Organised Crime Agency v Pelekanos

[2009] EWHC 2307 (QB)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtHigh Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)
Year2009
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

In Part 5 POCA 2002 civil recovery, unlawful conduct is proved on the ordinary civil balance of probabilities with no heightened or specially cogent standard, but the more serious the allegation the more careful the court's scrutiny, and untestable multiple-hearsay evidence may be given no real weight.

Area of Law

General

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