In Francois v. State, 2023 WL 8265659, at *1 (Apl. Ct. Md. Nov. 30, 2023), the defendant was charged with various offenses that included possession of a firearm and ammunition after a disqualifying ...

Affidavits originating from a person with close links to the party concerned are of less probative value than third-party affidavits and must thus be supplemented by further objective evidence.

An affidavit, or any statement made under oath, is considered hearsay, self-serving and therefore inadmissible as evidence if the affiant is not presented in court to affirm his statement and be ...

A recent trademark decision by the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand (IPONZ) reveals the importance of submitting reliable and probative evidence in invalidation proceedings, even when the ...

The concept of similar fact evidence is one that is well-known to criminal practitioners, although one that is not always easy to comprehend. It admits evidence that does not directly implicate the ...

Can a baptismal certificate prove a person’s filiation and heir-ship? This is one of the issues resolved in this case of Delia. The case involved two parcels of land covered by land registration ...