Family Court Rules 2021

to ensure that parties obtain expert evidence only in relation to a significant issue in dispute; and

to restrict expert evidence to that which is necessary to resolve or determine a case; and

to ensure that, if practicable and without compromising the interests of justice, expert evidence is given on an issue by a single expert witness; and

to avoid unnecessary costs arising from the appointment of more than 1 expert witness; and

to enable a party to apply for permission to tender a report or adduce evidence from an expert witness appointed by that party, if necessary in the interests of justice.