Sentences with phrase «evidence on oath»

(3) The order may be made on the judge being satisfied by affidavit or other evidence on oath or affirmation that the inspection or production of the ballot or other document is required for the purpose of instituting or maintaining a prosecution or for the purpose of an action questioning an election or return.

It is sworn with a jurat and is therefore the equivalent of evidence on oath.

Yet in Joshi v. BCVMA, 2010 BCCA 129, the Court of Appeal recognized an implied power of the BCMVMA Council to take oral evidence on oath or affirmation, and to allow the cross-examination of witnesses, since the absence of such powers would be «contrary to the statutory obligation of the Council to only admit applicants with satisfactory evidence of good character.»

Not exact matches

The Christian head of one of the UK's largest sexual abuse survivors» groups has called on the Home Secretary to «disband» the panel investigating historical abuse and replace it with a new inquiry with extra powers that would compel witnesses to give evidence under oath.

Ånd yet the man who became the Prime Minister's media adviser, Andy Coulson, has always maintained in evidence to parliament and on oath in court that he knew nothing of any illegal activity during the seven years he spent at the top of the News of the World.

«The fact that there is an on - going judicial Inquiry probing and taking evidence under oath means that I do not believe that I could usefully add to the facts in this case though I remain available should circumstances change or new evidence emerge,» Sir Alex wrote in a letter sent earlier today.

«America's the greatest country in the world and I have an opportunity, when at the proper time, to present my evidence that rebukes any of this nonsense that I would ever do anything that sacrifices my oath of office,» Mangano said in a press conference on Thursday afternoon.

Coulson has given evidence to a parliamentary select committee and on oath at a criminal trial, denying that he knew anything of any illegal activity during his seven years at the News of the World.

In the US evidence is taken on oath and lying to a senate or house committee can constitute perjury.

There is a clear distinction between: evidence (or testimony), which consists of statements of fact given by witnesses on oath (subject to prosecution for perjury), governed by the rules of evidence, and which the jury is required to consider but not accept (in the sense that a verdict which is not supported by the evidence can be set aside on appeal),...

«Based on the evidence, the jurors took an oath to render a fair and just verdict.

Jurors take an oath to base their decision on the law and evidence and I have found that most jurors work very hard to keep their oath».

The Institute will propose that competence to give evidence would be based on an ability to communicate; «whether a person would take an oath or affirmation would be dealt with as a separate question,» she says.

On this point I preferred the evidence of the applicant wife, who stated on oath that she had given birth to not less than three children and not more than fivOn this point I preferred the evidence of the applicant wife, who stated on oath that she had given birth to not less than three children and not more than fivon oath that she had given birth to not less than three children and not more than five.

But an oath is based on a religious concept such as a belief in God, says Buckingham, and so before the child can give evidence she may be questioned on her religious beliefs.

(2) Where a justice of the peace is satisfied on evidence upon oath that there are in a place documents or things that there is reasonable ground to believe will afford evidence relevant to the carrying out of a review officer's duties under this Act, the justice of the peace may issue a warrant in the prescribed form authorizing the review officer named in the warrant to search the place for any such documents or things and to remove them for the purposes of making copies or extracts and they shall be returned promptly to the place from which they were removed.

Ms. Belil has presented seminars and round table conferences on diverse topics such as First Party Examinations Under Oath, Using Evidence at Uninsured Motorist Framed Issue Hearings and Arbitration, and Insurance Fraud.

Once the expert attests or testifies on oath to this duty, the burden is on the party opposing the admission of the evidence to show that there is a realistic concern that the expert's evidence should not be received because the expert is unable and / or unwilling to comply with that duty.

Mr Pugachev was held to be in contempt of court in the English courts on 12 separate counts, including giving false evidence under oath, selling assets in breach of the freezing injunction and concealment of close to US$ 150 million.

Appeal decision: A regulatory body has, in registration matters, a necessarily implied power to accept witness testimony on oath or affirmation, and to provide for the cross-examination of witnesses, where evidence of good character conflicts and turns on credibility: ``... an oral hearing is a necessary incidental power available to the Council in circumstances where evidence relevant to good character is in conflict, and credibility is in issue.

Interim orders are always subject to being replaced at the time of trial when more complete evidence is presented, witnesses are examined under oath and they are cross examined and expert evidence on contested issues can be assessed.

The Stewarts lied on oath in their evidence.

Learned senior counsel submits that though the learned arbitrator has placed reliance on proceedings under Section 9 filed in this Court, he has however ignored the crucial and material piece of evidence which was on record of that proceeding i.e the uncontested statement of Mr Ajith Menon on oath that is paragraph 4 of his affidavit dated 23/7/09 asserting that Mr Prasantha Dissanayake had telephonically confirmed in July 2009 that the claimants were pressurizing him to execute a letter falsely claiming that he had not executed the agreement dated 1/6/07.

A written statement which contains evidence given on oath or by affirmation.