Melanie McDonald calls for FTP panels to be more accepting of hearsay evidence

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Sun, 15 Jul 2012

Melanie McDonald writes in the New Law Journal that FTP panels should be more willing to adopt a similar approach to that of the civil courts when determining the admissibility of hearsay evidence.
 
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