Not exact matches
amending the Convention to include the
principles of subsidiarity and the margin
of appreciation; amending the Convention to tighten the
admissibility criteria - so that trivial cases can be thrown out and the focus
of the Court can be serious abuses; reducing the time limit for claims from six months to four improving the selection process for judges; setting out a roadmap for further reform.
Consequently, the
admissibility of all expert testimony is governed by the
principles of Rule 104 (a).
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.
See these articles (pdf): (1) «
Admissibility of Electronic Records Requires Proof
of Records Management System Integrity»; (2) «The Sedona Canada
Principles are Very Inadequate on Records Management and for Electronic Discovery»; (3) «A Legal Opinion is Necessary for Electronic Records Management Systems»; (4) «Electronic Records as Evidence»; and, (5) «Solving the High Cost
of the «Review» Stage
of Electronic Discovery».
The
admissibility of expert opinion evidence is a noted exception to the
principle that opinions are generally not admissible (at para 21).
Paonessa and Paquette, [1982] O.J. No. 3209 (C.A.): 1 JESSUP J.A.: — This appeal raises the question
of the
admissibility of evidence given by an accused at a show cause bail hearing...... 20 In my view, the same
principle should govern here.
The Senate and House
of Commons should review and revise their respective amendment
admissibility rules to allow committees to debate and vote on amendments that address Charter concerns regardless
of whether they go beyond the «scope and
principle»
of a bill.
Instead, first
principles governing
admissibility of evidence properly balance the competing interests.
(iv) In reaching these conclusions, the court was applying the
principle established by Hanson that it will not interfere with a ruling as to
admissibility of evidence
of a defendant's bad character unless the judge's judgment as to the capacity
of prior events to establish propensity is plainly wrong or discretion has been exercised unreasonably in the Wednesbury sense.
It contains an up - to - the - minute, detailed consideration
of the governing legal
principles of: Mareva injunctions; fraudulent preferences; the
admissibility of subjective intent and drafts in interpreting releases; and the test for summary judgment.
In contrast to the categorical option, the
principled approach leans more heavily on the trial judge's discretion: it trusts him or her to apply generalized
principles, parse hearsay dangers for individual pieces
of evidence, evaluate constitutional implications, and make decisions about
admissibility without detailed instructions from above.