There was no basis for subjecting
the issue of admissibility of this video evidence to a special test.
In particular it was found that Mr. Groia used
the issue of admissibility of documents to launch an attack against the prosecutors.
In response to the defendant's argument that a party to litigation is entitled to the production of evidence that is «reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence,» Magistrate Judge Facciola held that the defendant's purpose for seeking the images (which was to admit them as evidence of the plaintiff's own standard of behaviour) meant that the issue of discoverability and
the issue of admissibility were inseparable.
«With this book l will no longer be panicking when
the issue of admissibility as to a critical piece of evidence is suddenly being litigated mid-trial.»
denied, 117 S. Ct. 770 (1997), the first major appellate decision in the country on
the issue of admissibility of evidence of repressed and recovered memories.
This last point immediately leads us to
the issue of admissibility raised by a number of Member States as well as institutions that have submitted observations in the present case.
R. v. Nde Soh is important because the Court accepted the need to receive evidence on
the issue of admissibility as to how the computer system that produced the «electronic documents» worked.
We released the preliminary results of the market research on the target group through the Public Health Foundation of India on
the issue of admissibility of plain packaging and the relation to packaging, brands and packaging color to run.
Attorneys are also resorting to more primitive techniques such as taking screenshots and things of that nature which raise real
issues of admissibility which is a huge problem and then ironically social media sites are responded by providing their own takeouts or downloads.
Turning to
issues of admissibility, a potential case focused on (or including) charges for punitive demolitions would likely pass the tests of complementarity and gravity under Art. 17 of the Rome Statute.
Not exact matches
At the last adjourned sitting on March 14, 2017, the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, had sought to tender the list
of the beneficiaries
of the alleged $ 115,010,000 along with the attached Certificate
of Identification
issued, but Olatunji Ayanlaja, SAN, counsel to the second defendant, Sulaiman, objected to its
admissibility.
A pdf copy
of other recent papers that I have written on electronic discovery and
admissibility of records
issues can be downloaded from Slaw and from the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) by way
of my SSRN author's page, or at: http://ssrn.com/author=1398484, and my Slaw author's page, or at: http://www.slaw.ca/author/chasse/.
However, the Principles are not intended to place significant focus on records management (RM) or the importance or desirability
of appropriate RM practices so as to be properly prepared for litigation, or on
issues related to the integrity
of information systems under Evidence Acts, or on the substantive law related to the
admissibility of electronic records into evidence.
The
admissibility of social media evidence at trial is another interesting
issue.
Therefore the state
of records management
of paper records systems is irrelevant to
issues concerning the discovery and
admissibility of their pre-electronic paper records.
In regard to best evidence rule
issues,
admissibility of electronic records requires proof
of the «systems integrity»
of the electronic records management systems (ERMSs) in which the records are recorded or stored; see for example: Canada Evidence Act (CEA) s. 31.2 (1)(a); Ontario Evidence Act (OEA) s. 34.1 (5), (5.1); Alberta Evidence Act s. 41.4 (1), (2); and the, Nova Scotia Evidence Act s. 23D (1).
Those whose visas have already been stamped «cancelled» as a result
of the executive order are eligible for a waiver, absent any other
admissibility issues, and will not need to reapply for a new visa.
An
issue arose regarding the
admissibility of two communications between the Plaintiffs and the Defendant Landlord's solicitor (Ms. Jackson).
In regard to best evidence rule
issues,
admissibility of electronic records requires proof
of the «systems integrity»
of the electronic records management systems (ERMSs) in which the records are recorded or stored; see... [more]
If so, then one
of the bread - and - butter
issues in which trial judges get no shortage
of experience is the
admissibility of expert testimony.
On the other hand, if all
of the evidence
admissibility issues had been sorted out before trial by motion in writing — the US system — and all
of the witnesses that either side knew they might call had been available for pretrial deposition and everybody conceivably important had been examined - again the American system — then perhaps your trial and all
of the other trials wouldn't have been as long, or have been resolved for whatever reason because the lawyers knew what the evidence would likely be, so there'd have been judges... etc..
As you can see, social media and social media content raise serious
issues for the judiciary, with regards to independence, integrity and ethical standards,
admissibility of evidence, the availability
of ex parte information, the extent
of judicial notice, practice rules, the right to a fair trial and juror conduct.
This is the second time that the ECJ was confronted with the
issue of trade in seals, after having dismissed an earlier appeal to the order
of the General Court in an action for annulment
of Regulation No 1007/2009 on the basis
of lack
of admissibility (Case T - 18 / 10, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami I, EU: T: 2011:419).
Fox explains that because the
admissibility of evidence rests with a federal judge's discretion, and most federal judges prefer to limit the scope
of issues addressed at trial, judges are more likely than not to exclude «me too» evidence to keep trials from spinning out
of control.
Its high cost, dependence upon the quality
of electronic records management, interdependence with
admissibility of evidence rules and practices, and development
of TAR (technology aided review) software, which in itself raises many complex
issues, will maintain disclosure and discovery's importance to all litigators for many years to come.
The
issues on appeal were primarily on the
admissibility of certain electronic records.
The court decided to review
Issues 2, 3, 5 and 6 on a «deferential standard of reasonableness,» but applied correctness to Issues 1 and 4: «While I acknowledge that in the administrative law context a tribunal may develop its own procedures as to admissibility without the recognized strictures found in the judicial rules of evidence, whereas issues # 1 and # 4 principally involve specific questions of law and concurrent issues involving breaches of natural justice or procedural fairness, I will apply a standard of correc
Issues 2, 3, 5 and 6 on a «deferential standard
of reasonableness,» but applied correctness to
Issues 1 and 4: «While I acknowledge that in the administrative law context a tribunal may develop its own procedures as to admissibility without the recognized strictures found in the judicial rules of evidence, whereas issues # 1 and # 4 principally involve specific questions of law and concurrent issues involving breaches of natural justice or procedural fairness, I will apply a standard of correc
Issues 1 and 4: «While I acknowledge that in the administrative law context a tribunal may develop its own procedures as to
admissibility without the recognized strictures found in the judicial rules
of evidence, whereas
issues # 1 and # 4 principally involve specific questions of law and concurrent issues involving breaches of natural justice or procedural fairness, I will apply a standard of correc
issues # 1 and # 4 principally involve specific questions
of law and concurrent
issues involving breaches of natural justice or procedural fairness, I will apply a standard of correc
issues involving breaches
of natural justice or procedural fairness, I will apply a standard
of correctness.
The Court
of Appeal held the legal
issue of threshold
admissibility (regarding the inconsistent statements made by the accused) was quite different from and not relevant to the judge's ultimate finding that the Crown failed to establish the collusion on which its case depended.
I won't comment on locus standi too much here; suffice it to say that the General Court put a rather large cart before a potentially even larger horse by skipping the
admissibility issue altogether in the present case and dealing with the substantive
issues head on («for the sake
of the economy
of the procedure»).
On appeal, the EAT was asked to consider the
issues around the
admissibility of this evidence.
The panel also took
issue with Mr. Groia's repeated requests for a witness, Mr. Brown, to be called on a voir dire (a hearing to determine
admissibility of evidence), without making any submissions on this point (paras.
The Court formulated a new standard for the
admissibility of eye witness testimony which, inter alia, mandated that such testimony be excluded if the defendant can prove — based on system and / or estimator variables — that the «probative value
of the evidence is substantially outweighed by the danger
of unfair prejudice, confusion
of the
issues, misleading the jury, or by considerations
of undue delay or needless presentation
of cumulative evidence» (44 - 5).
Dave has recently addressed in his practice such current
issues as information security and privacy programs and policies, contracting for privacy and security, response to security incidents and data breaches, digital and environmental forensics,
admissibility of expert opinions, e-discovery, and defense
of enforcement actions.
In the next part
of this series, «Authentication and
Admissibility of Social Media Evidence,» we will begin our discussion
of the
issues associated with authentication and admission
of social media materials as evidence.
Under the federal rule for the
admissibility of expert testimony, Federal Rule
of Evidence 702, expert testimony which does not relate to any
issue in the case is not relevant and non-helpful.
New material relates to: Requests for further production, Demands for particulars, Preservation
of evidence, Spoliation, Discovery Plan, Proportion and Marginal Utility, Cost Shifting,
Admissibility of Internet Information, Privacy
Issues, Third Party Information and Norwich orders, and Anton Piller Orders... [more]
Effective dissemination
of knowledge on European Convention on Human Rights and jurisprudence /
admissibility issues pertaining to European Court
of Human Rights.
The only
admissibility issues arising from the fact that relevant information is «computer generated» relate to the accuracy and reliability
of the technology that produced the information.
(4) identify
admissibility of evidence
issues and determine whether an offer
of proof or voir dire is required or whether the
issue is really a matter
of weight
New material relates to: Requests for further production, Demands for particulars, Preservation
of evidence, Spoliation, Discovery Plan, Proportion and Marginal Utility, Cost Shifting,
Admissibility of Internet Information, Privacy
Issues, Third Party Information and Norwich orders, and Anton Piller Orders.
-- order the European Council to pay the costs which he has incurred in the context
of the preliminary
issue relating to
admissibility.
He has litigated a broad range
of issues, including Federal preemption; electrocution injuries; failure to warn and design defect; the
admissibility of economic testimony; price - fixing and essential facilities; groundwater contamination; primary and exclusive administrative jurisdiction; alleged asbestos exposure; the extraterritorial application
of Federal and state law, and the certification and decertification
of consumer class actions.
Anybody who's preparing for trial has at least a sense
of the
admissibility issues they're going to face with any particular witness, whether the
issue is hearsay or something else.
The Code in dealing with documentary evidence separates the
issues as to
admissibility of originals, authentication and
admissibility of copies, into three separate groups
of sections.
At
issue was the
admissibility of six photos
of the complainant's computer screen showing the conversations as well as the printouts
of five screen captures from the complainant's computer on which the conversation could be read.
[119]... From the evidence on the record, the question
of Galloway's
admissibility was never an
issue of national security.
In regard to «best evidence rule»
issues,
admissibility of an electronically - produced record requires proof
of the «systems integrity»
of the ERMS in which the electronic record was recorded or stored, as stated in s. 31.2 (1)(a)
of the Canada Evidence Act (CEA), or a provincial or territorial Evidence Act in civil proceedings.
I didn't check through the other instances
of Kusk cites at the appellate level to see if any
of them involve this sort
of issue or at the trial level to see if they're reports
of trial judge's ruling on the (in)
admissibility of this type
of question.
It seems to me that the approach you are advocating can only increase the cost
of litigation in Canada as lawyers have to argue about the integrity
of their client's systems as a threshold
issue for
admissibility.
The inadequacies
of these legislated «quick fixes» was soon made apparent by the published textbook and journal commentary raising uncertainties as to their adequacy in dealing with the
admissibility and «weight»
issues generated by adducing electronically - produced records as evidence.