Documents must say something to be hearsay

A document that says nothing — that shows something did not happen — can't be a hearsay document.That's the gist of a decision by the UK's Queen's Bench Division of the High Court in DPP v Leigh [2010] EWHC 345 (Admin). The case isn't on Bailii, but is (for the moment at least) available here …

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R v Darmody [2010] VSCA 41: first Court of Appeal decision on Criminal Procedure Act

The Court of Appeal yesterday published its reasons for judgment in R v Darmody [2010] VSCA 41 about:the application of the transitional provisions in the Evidence Act 2008their effect on the Evidence Act 2008the meaning of 'not available to give evidence' in the hearsay exception in s 65 of the Evidence Act 2008the notice requirements …

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