Evidence Act 1995

  • Contemporaneous file notes: their purpose and legal requirements

    Contemporaneous file notes: their purpose and legal requirements

    Learn how contemporaneous file notes can be used as evidence in Court and how to ensure their admissibility. Find out what details to include and more in this comprehensive guide.

  • Can social media chat logs be documents in Federal Court?

    Can social media chat logs be documents in Federal Court?

    The Federal Court has addressed the hearsay rule exception of using a log from an instant messaging platform to prove the identity of the sender, date, time of the message, and contents of the statement.

  • Are email trackers admissible as evidence?

    Are email trackers admissible as evidence?

    The Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) is silent, but the Court considers email trackers and read receipts as evidence in civil and intellectual property litigation. As seen in Jaffari v Grabowski [2013] NSWCA 114, sender’s receipt of confirmation of email relay is a matter for the recipient.

  • Can legal privilege be lost through cloud storage?

    Can legal privilege be lost through cloud storage?

    This article explores the implications of storing documents online for legal professional privilege. Learn more about the potential consequences of using cloud-based document hosting applications and sharing documents with non-legal parties.

  • The importance of evidence

    The importance of evidence

    This article explores the different types of evidence and their importance in civil and intellectual property litigation. Learn more about the rules of evidence and how they apply to your case by reading the full article.

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