Sentences with phrase «oral testimony in court»

evidence, which is the legal term referring to oral testimony in court.

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 his first press conference since taking office last year, Lord Judge said that, within 15 years, oral testimony in courts may have to be replaced by evidence presented entirely by computer.

Not exact matches

Occasionally people provide her with some of their medical records and other health data, which is kept confidential unless the person concerned gives their permission for the information to be out in the public domain, or the information has already been reported publicly in the media or in oral or written testimony to courts, tribunals, and parliamentary inquiries.

If applicable, we issue reports suitable for use in court, provide oral and written testimony, and assist in settlement negotiations.

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.

For example, in my firm's family law practice, an enormous amount of time is needlessly wasted by lawyers, clients, and pro se parties traveling to and from court for hearings for no reason other than to appear in person before a judge — even when no oral testimony is provided.

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.

As stated by Ontario's Divisional Court in Amalgamated Transit Union Local 113, 2007 CanLII 59152, this means that the manner in which evidence is received by the Board is within its discretion and there is no requirement that evidence be received in the form of oral testimony.

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.

Your depositions — formal statements, either oral or written, that carry the same importance as testimony in court — play a different role in a Virginia divorce, depending on whether the divorce is contested or not.

Given the gravity of the consequences flowing from a finding that a claimant group is not who they claim (and perceive themselves) to be, and consistent with principles of equality and respect for culture, as well as the intention of the Parliament in enacting the NTA «to rectify past injustices» and establish a «special procedure... for the just and proper ascertainment of native title rights and interests... in a manner that has due regard to their unique character», the Court should, it is respectfully submitted, approach the admission of oral testimonies of native title claimants in ways which accommodate Aboriginal accounts of their histories [85] and are, where appropriate, sceptical in the receipt of written records of the past.