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.
Not exact matches
All resolutions must conform to the Shareholder Proposal Rule
of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934,
which sets procedural as well as substantive standards for
admissibility.
B is an attempt to decide upon the details
of a type
of theory whose
admissibility as a type has not been shown, owing to the role
of the fallacy mentioned (
which is implicit both in traditional proofs for God's existence and in atheistic criticisms
of these proofs).
In addition to possible criminal penalties, unlawful voting makes an alien inadmissible to the US and deportable from the US,
which can
of course prevent naturalization (8 USC 1182 (a)(10)(D) on
admissibility, 8 USC 1227 (a)(6) on deportability, 8 USC 1429 on prerequisites to naturalization).
As the education philosopher Francis Schrag notes, when evaluating (as opposed to doing) empirical research, «normative considerations appear to be decisive in determining the
admissibility of facts and in providing a lens through
which these facts are filtered.»
The Ninth Circuit has yet to rule on the
admissibility of the YouTube videos
which purportedly contain close - ups
of the judge singing songs while playing the ukulele.
And it ignores the requirement in the electronic records provisions
of the Evidence Acts that
admissibility of electronic records requires proof
of the «integrity
of the electronic records system» in
which the records are stored.
Also, the 2nd edition will not direct sufficient attention to: (1) the serious, common defects
of records management and
of software, and their considerable worsening
of the difficulty
of determining the adequacy
of disclosure made in discovery proceedings; and, (2) the fact that the
admissibility of records is dependent upon proof
of the «integrity»
of the records systems in
which they are stored,
which requires proof
of the compliance
of such records systems with the National Standards
of Canada for electronic records management.
And s. 31.5 CEA, and s. 34.1 (8) OEA, state that NSCs may be used in determining the
admissibility of electronic records in accordance with the «systems integrity» concept set out in s. 31.2 (1)(a) CEA, and 34.1 (5), (5.1) OEA, i.e., the integrity
of an electronic record depends upon proof
of the integrity
of ERMS by or in
which the electronic record was recorded or stored.
You may have fun reading Section 276
which deals with disclosure and
admissibility of evidence.
That is the «system integrity» concept
of records reliability, i.e., «records integrity» requires proof «records systems integrity,»
which is the
admissibility rule
of the electronic records provisions
of the Evidence Acts (e.g., s. 31.2 (1)(a)
of the Canada Evidence Act, and s. 34.1 (5), (5.1)
of the Ontario Evidence Act).
This article is about the poorly drafted proposed 2nd edition
of a National Standard
of Canada,
which the Evidence Acts make necessary for discovery and
admissibility proceedings concerning the use
of electronic records as evidence.
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).
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]
I identify, among a host
of examples, the way in
which Professor Zander handles the quality and length
of modern legislation and the process by
which it comes to be enacted in the form
which it finally takes: the
admissibility in argument involving statutory interpretation
of reference to Hansard and the Parliamentary debates: the personal element in judicial law - making, and the «so called» rules
of statutory interpretation: and diversity on the judicial bench.
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.
Secondly, another problematic aspect
of the omission
of the mentioning
of admissibility is that the ECJ also tacitly approves the above mentioned approach and reasoning
of the General Court
which directly turned to the substance
of the case without examining the
admissibility «for the sake
of the economy
of procedure».
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.
In R v Turner [1975] QB 834, a case
which concerned the
admissibility of opinion evidence... Lawton LJ stated at p 841: «If on the proven facts a judge or jury can form their own conclusions without help, then the opinion
of an expert is unnecessary.»
(3) changing the strategy for reducing the cost
of electronic discovery and
admissibility proceedings, from the current «cutting costs by cutting competence» strategy
of ignoring ERMS technology — the inadequate competence
of case law to provide accurate results — to a strategy that does not deny the nature and dangers
of the technology upon
which such proceedings are based;
I believe this analysis misreads Rule 408
of the South Carolina Rules
of Evidence,
which deals with the
admissibility of offers
of compromise.
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.
Instead, we should use the Mohan voir dire safeguard
which exists for this very reason — the safeguard allows an assessment
of admissibility,» says Sukanya Pillay, CCLA's executive director and general counsel.
Re: lawyers practising in association with non-lawyers: - Absolutely necessary because: (1) technology will be the basis
of almost all laws, therefore we will have to practice with other experts in that technology; (2) records management law will be a major area
of practice because, records are the most frequently used form
of evidence and e-records depend for everything on their e-records management systems (ERMSs), and they must be compliant with the National Standards
of Canada for e-records management,
which standards require legal opinions, and every significant change to an ERMS requires a legal opinion re ability to produce records able to satisfy laws as to e-discovery,
admissibility of evidence, privacy & access to information, electronic commerce, tax laws, and compliance with National Standards
of Canada for e-records management; (3) all new technologies require a legal framework,
which means more work for lawyers; and, (4) otherwise, other professions and service providers who now provide «legal information,» will begin to provide «legal advice» and other services that only lawyers should be providing.
Differently than the procedure for preliminary rulings before the CJEU,
which allows the latter Court to use a wider margin
of appreciation when it assesses the
admissibility of the referring order and to rephrase its scope and content in the light
of EU law (as it did with the request from the Tribunale di Cuneo that started the Taricco saga), the ICC is more strictly bound by the correspondence between such order and the final ruling.
And it is the foundation concept
of the National Standard
of Canada for electronic records management: Electronic Records as Documentary Evidence CAN / CGSB -72.34-2005,
which is largely ignored by the legal profession and the caselaw
of e-discovery and
admissibility.
But if it is to make e-discovery and
admissibility proceedings adequately respectful
of the ERMS technology upon
which they are based, it needs the formalization, recognition, and authority
of law.
The defendants say that one
of their objections to
admissibility of this report is the relation,
which is described as a familial one, between counsel and the plaintiff's treating physician.
Better to increase the attractiveness
of legal services by enabling lawyers to provide related services accompanying their legal services, e.g., family law lawyers providing financial planning advice, and law firms providing accounting and tax advisory work, and litigation lawyers working with experts who improve and maintain their clients» electronic records management systems, because records are the most frequently used kind
of evidence and are completely dependent on their records management systems for everything, particularly their «integrity» (
which is what the electronic records provisions
of the Evidence Acts require be proved for
admissibility; e.g., section 31.2 ( 1 ) ( a )
of the Canada Evidence Act - see: Ken Chasse, «Electronic Records as Evidence,» and the other «records as evidence» articles on «my SSRN authors page, for free download ) 。
Other concerns
of the panel included Mr. Groia stating that the OSC was not living up to its promises with respect to the
admissibility of documents (paras. 103 - 104 & 147), and that the OSC was employing a «conviction filter» when determining
which documents it would allow to be admitted into evidence (paras. 133, 142 & 145).
New York utilizes what is known as the «Frye» test for the
admissibility of scientific expert testimony,
which requires that experts rely on methodologies that are generally accepted within the scientific community in reaching their conclusions.
Since DUI laws (including underage DUI laws) and the precise wording
of each statute vary from state to state, the Canadian
admissibility of an individual can also depend on the US state in
which the offense happened.
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).
However, before surveillance can be used to impeach a plaintiff's credibility, counsel must comply with the requirements
of Brown v Dunn,
which requires thata witness be given the opportunity to explain or deny the evidence.8 In addition, the court must be satisfied that the surveillance meets the test for
admissibility.
Section 457.3 (1)(b)
of the Criminal Code
which prohibits the adduction
of evidence from the accused as to the offence charged at the bail hearing by implication must prohibit the subsequent
admissibility of evidence given contrary to its terms.
(b) A party
which objects to the
admissibility of all or any part
of a report shall notify the party relying on the report not less than 7 days before the hearing.
The Ontario Court
of Appeal decision deals with
admissibility of evidence in the criminal context; however, there are a variety
of comments in the decision
which reinforce for employers the desirability
of instituting an appropriate terms
of use policy.
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.
Where proper predicate was not shown for
admissibility of sources
of business records, the offered sources,
which were offered to prove the acts, events, or conditions recorded in the original business records that the exhibits purported to summarize, were objectionable as hearsay.
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.
The line
of authorities on the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE 1984), s 74 (
admissibility of guilty plea
of co-accused) as distilled in the judgment
of Lord Justice Staughton in R v Kempster, [1989] 1 WLR 1125, [1990] 90 Cr App R 14 (indicating that s 74 should be applied sparingly, because the evidence that a now absent co-accused has pleaded guilty may carry enormous weight in the minds
of the jury, but it is nevertheless evidence
which can not properly be tested in the trial
of the remaining defendant) remains relevant despite the passing
of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003).
Novelty, inventive step and sufficiency were considered, along with estoppel and the
admissibility of late - filed expert evidence,
which was subsequently struck out for not meeting the requirement
of being «strictly in reply».
Now, the way electronic discovery and
admissibility proceedings concerning electronic records are conducted, they too appear to produce sufficiently accurate results on the facts as presented, nevertheless, because the integrity
of the electronic record systems in
which such records are stored is not being investigated and challenged, those proceedings have an unacceptably high probability
of not doing «justice.»
-- order the European Council to pay the costs
which he has incurred in the context
of the preliminary issue relating to
admissibility.
Indeed, last week's decision laid the basis for future complaints in Karlsruhe through another relaxation
of the
admissibility criteria,
which Lübbe - Wolff and Gerhardt are right to criticise in their dissenting opinions.
There was case law on the
admissibility of fresh medical evidence in support
of a diminished responsibility plea in these circumstances but evidence was also needed to show that it was the mental illness itself
which had been responsible for the defence not having been run.
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.
Taken into consideration with the haste with
which officials reached the conclusion that Mr. Galloway was inadmissible and took steps to have him barred before the assessment
of his
admissibility was completed, these statements could have supported findings
of bias and bad faith against the respondents.
The prosecution (the Crown) provided evidence as to, «circumstantial guarantees
of trustworthiness,» about
which the trial judge said during this pre-trial hearing to determine
admissibility (para. 64):
Paragraph 27.2
of PD32 makes it clear that all documents contained in bundles
which have been agreed for use at a hearing shall be admissible at that hearing as evidence
of their contents, unless the court orders otherwise or a party gives written notice
of objection to the
admissibility of particular documents.