Assumption: "My own accountant's report carries the same weight as the single joint expert."
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What People Expect
People believe a report from an accountant they engaged will be weighed equally against the court-appointed single joint expert.
Court Reality
An expert who started as part of one side's team risks being influenced by that side, even without meaning to be. In LE v EL the judge preferred the single joint expert, partly because the other expert had relied on figures supplied through the husband that were not disclosed until shortly before the hearing.
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The Gap?
"My own accountant's report carries the same weight as the single joint expert."
Court Reality
An expert who started as part of one side's team risks being influenced by that side, even without meaning to be. In LE v EL the judge preferred the single joint expert, partly because the other expert had relied on figures supplied through the husband that were not disclosed until shortly before the hearing.
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