"Oral testimony" refers to spoken statements or evidence given by a person during a legal proceeding or investigation. Instead of written documents or physical evidence, it relies on people verbally sharing their experiences, knowledge, or observations.
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Many tribunal summary proceedings do not include oral evidence, and the court seems to be opening the door to the selective use of
oral testimony in summary proceedings.
Further, the critics would say, the courts have shown reluctance to allow witnesses to
give oral testimony beyond the scope of their written witness statement.
The public is invited to attend, but members of the public who wish to
provide oral testimony will be invited to testify at a roundtable that may be scheduled at a later date.
A property description, recognized by law, that is sufficient to locate and identify the property
without oral testimony.
While computer animated displays are useful and powerful, they are the most persuasive when used to
augment oral testimony, and not alone, he says.
Judges rely on evidence offered by experts, and possibly the owner - spouse,
by oral testimony, usually supported by written appraisals.
Further, much of the support for Palatucci's heroism» like other vital evidence pertaining to the Holocaust» is based
on oral testimony, not official documents, which were highly dangerous for rescuers to preserve.
A number of stakeholders from both industry and other groups, including EIA,
delivered oral testimony at yesterday's Board Meeting, all in support of the proposed strategy for HFCs.
«The New Adventures of Older Lawyers Main Computers May
Usurp Oral Testimony, U.K. Chief Justice Warns»
The British Columbia Supreme Court gave little weight to email evidence in another family dispute, Hamilton v Jackson 2009 BCSC 538 (CanLII), because it conflicted
with oral testimony in court about what had happened and what had been said about it at the time, and, as the judge said (para 17):
In the Court's opinion, a documentary record, when supplemented by the new fact - finding tools such
as oral testimony at the motion hearing, is often sufficient to resolve issues fairly and justly without a full trial.
But like others, Venter told the commission in
oral testimony today that synthetic biology is «very different from what's happened before» because scientists can now build genomes from digital information and a DNA synthesizer.
A public meeting will be held on October 20, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., at the District Offices of Park City School District, located at 2700 Kearns Blvd., Park City, Utah, to allow interested parties, within reasonable time limits, the opportunity present
oral testimony regarding the issuance of the Bonds.
Although there were more bright spots in the relatively polished written testimony than in her
awkward oral testimony, DeVos remained evasive, and did little to address fears that she is a thoughtless proponent of the privatization of American education.
Ramaya Tegegne's research focuses on the movement of gossip amongst artist communities, and her performance lecture Bzzz Bzzz Bzzz (New Jerseyy)
compiles oral testimonies to narrate a short history of New Jerseyy, an artist - run space in Basel, Switzerland.
A Florida deposition is out - of - court
oral testimony transcribed in writing for later use in court and for the purposes of gathering evidence in anticipation of trial.
But it does not
compel oral testimony; nor would it ordinarily compel the taxpayer to restate, repeat, or affirm the truth of the contents of the documents sought.
Examples of oaths that are not verifications on oath or affirmation, and which would not require identifying the person, would be oaths of office, promises about future behavior, or oaths
before oral testimony.
Only selected courtrooms in Ontario have Internet connectivity, according to an Ontario Bar Association committee on e-trials — trials conducted using computers that can display evidence, enter exhibits, digitally
record oral testimony, create a real - time transcription and access the Internet.
The arbitrator nonetheless found her to be a credible witness and applied Aidoo and Security National, confirming that «
oral testimony alone may be sufficient to establish economic loss.»
For example, in a study published in 2002, Schmid examined 35
oral testimonies of German Holocaust survivors who fled to England.
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Usurp Oral Testimony, U.K. Chief Justice Warns Main Debunking Several Myths About the Passive Voice in Legal Writing»
A party to arbitral proceedings can also apply to the court under section 43 of the 1996 Act to secure the attendance of a witness (including a third party witness) in order to produce documents or
provide oral testimony.
The Egyptian revolution unlocked the potential of thousands of Egyptians for artistic expression, and its fortunes have since been captured in verse, song, dance, graffiti, video and
oral testimony.
Oral testimony is given by invitation only.
Oral testimony is by invitation only.
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