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Appendix 3
(A) The Academy of Experts' Code of Practice
Preamble
This Code of Practice shows minimum standards of practice that should be maintained by all
Experts. There are, in addition to the Code of Practice, General Professional Principles with
which an Expert should comply.
These include the Expert:
Being a ‘fit and proper' person;
Having and maintaining a high standard of technical knowledge and practical experience
in their professional field;
Keeping their knowledge up to date both in their expertise and as an Expert and
undertaking appropriate continuing professional development and training.
The Code
1.
Experts shall not do anything in the course of practising as an Expert, in any
manner which compromises or impairs or is likely to compromise or impair any of the
following :-
a.
the Expert's independence, impartiality, objectivity or integrity;
b.
the Expert's overriding duty to the Court or Tribunal;
c.
the Expert's duty having complied with the other sections of this Code and
where the law permits, to act in the best interests of those appointing him;
d.
the good repute of the Expert or of Experts generally;
e.
the Expert's proper standard of work; and
f.
the Expert's duty to maintain confidentiality.
2.
An Expert who is retained or employed in any contentious proceeding shall not
enter into any arrangement to receive a contingency fee in respect of that proceeding nor
should he accept any benefits other than his fee and expenses.
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