Description
Balance of Probability Standard Meaning- Corroborative Evidence in Civil Cases- in Civil Cases the proof is on evidence available on records.
- The balance of probability standard means a court is satisfied an event occurred if the court considers that, on the evidence the occurrence of the event was more likely than not.
- In civil cases as a rule no corroboration is required to prove any allegation. What is required of any party in such cases is to prove her case on a balance of probabilities.
- The yardstick of proof is the evidence available on record and whether it tilts the balance one way or the other. Departing from this yardstick by requiring corroboration as the trial Court did is going beyond the standard of proof in civil cases.
