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Early neutral evaluation
Sometimes known as private judging, this occurs when a senior lawyer give an opinion on a particular point of law, procedure or outcome, outside the court system but to encourage a resolution. It is on the joint instructions of the lawyers for the two parties. it can be open or privileged. Most often it occurs when a couple are keen to settle but cannot make progress because of a dispute and on which an opinion or evaluation by a senior lawyer might help. This article is based on the directive SDR report. The Internation Family Law GRoup with its particular areas of expertise and specialism is particulalrly wel placed to provide early neutral evaluation.
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