Reading and
considering such testimony would undoubtedly take more time and effort and could feel less «scientific» than looking at numbers, whether test scores, GPAs, or tallies of publications.
Not exact matches
«Sometimes, evidence and
testimony they have to
consider can be graphic and deal with very violent crimes,» he said, adding that exposure to
such material can have a lasting traumatic effect that impacts their daily lives and mental health.
The trial court rejected this
testimony based on long standing case law in New Jersey: Projects
such as this would be
considered a general benefit to the entire island, and not a special benefit to Karans or any other beachfront owner.
In so finding, the Tribunal
considered expert evidence led by both parties on the issues of work - life balance and favoured the
testimony of Ms Johnstone's expert that creating policies to accommodate
such issues would not open the floodgates to similar requests at the same time, on the basis that in an organization, there are a «range of people in or at a range of life cycle places.»
Though granting
such requests is not routine, Ontario courts will
consider such requests on the principle of comity — that is, that the US or foreign court would reciprocate if and when the Ontario court requests documents and
testimony from a resident of their jurisdiction.
If you represent a tort defendant in a personal injury action and the medical bills are extensive, it may be worth
considering expert
testimony on the range of payments that insurers typically pay for
such services.
When an officer in
such a case begins to testify, a defendant can object that the
testimony is «hearsay,» which courts do not
consider to be reliable.
This might involve establishing that he gave inappropriate weight to someone's
testimony or that he wrongly applied the law
such as by ignoring certain evidence that he should have
considered.
Accordingly, the Commission
considers that it is sensible to provide a mechanism by which the court can decide particular questions of fact,
such as in respect of genealogy, by referring the question to one independent expert referee, rather than via multiple and conflicting expert reports and
testimony put forward by the parties.