The standard of adequacy of reasons required of a specialist tribunal is lower than that expected of a judge, having regard to the tribunal's composition, functions, and the evaluative nature of its task. A tribunal assessing compensation involving matters of opinion and impression is not required to identify each factor taken into account or set out detailed calculations, provided its reasons disclose the methodology adopted and the basis for preferring one body of evidence over another. The adequacy of reasons may be assessed by reference to the underlying record, not solely the text of the reasons themselves.
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