# The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005, Article 165: Discussions between experts


(1) The court may, at any stage, direct a discussion between experts for the purpose of requiring the experts to—
(a) identify and discuss the expert issues in the proceedings; and
(b) where possible, reach an agreed opinion on those issues.
(2) The court may specify the issues which the experts must discuss.
(3) The court may direct that following a discussion between the experts they must prepare a statement for the court showing—
(a) those issues on which they agree; and
(b) those issues on which they disagree and a summary of their reasons for disagreeing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/165 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-165
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