“Discuss the rule in R v Leatham [1861] 8 Cox. CC 498 and the validity of the rule in the context of recent developments in Kenyan Law” 1. Understand the case facts and decision‚ make a personal analysis. R v. Leatham (1861) 8 Cox CC. 498‚ 502 During an inquiry before a Commission appointed under the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act‚ 1854 to investigate allegations of corrupt practices at an election for a member of Parliament‚ a letter was produced written by A‚ the person suspected of bribery
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Solar Absorbers and the Future of Electricity Solar Absorbers and the Future of Electricity By James Folta Electricity is what we use to power things at home or at school. You can probably look around right now and see an electrical outlet or two. Everything that we plug into one of these outlets uses electricity. But where does this electricity come from? Right now we have a few ways to make electricity. Some are better than others. There are some scientists who are trying to find
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The future of the human race largely depends on the advancement in efficient‚ clean‚ high out-put energy production. As a civilization we need not focus on what the past has held for energy production but rather what the present and future hold for us. Two key options are the long lasting‚ high out-put but environmentally hazardous option which is nuclear fission (nuclear power) and the safe but potential ground water contamination hazard which is geothermal energy. This paper will point out strictly
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THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW Vol. 77 Supplement 2002 pp. 175–202 Evidence from Auditors about Managers’ and Auditors’ Earnings Management Decisions Mark W. Nelson John A. Elliott Cornell University Robin L. Tarpley The George Washington University ABSTRACT: This paper reports analyses of data obtained using a field-based questionnaire in which 253 auditors from one Big 5 firm recalled and described 515 specific experiences they had with clients who they believe were attempting to manage earnings
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UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI FACULTY OF LAW TAPE RECORDED LECTURES THE LAW OF EVIDENCE LLB II 2003 LAW OF EVIDENCE Lesson 2 RELEVANCE & ADMISSIBILITY RES GESTAE ‘Res Gestae’‚ it has been said‚ is a phrase adopted to provide a respectable legal cloak for a variety of cases to which no formula of precision can be applied’. The words themselves simply mean a transaction. Under the inclusionary common law doctrine of Res Gestae‚ a fact or opinion which is so closely associated in time‚ place
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AUDIT EVIDENCE Audit Evidence Definition : All the information used by the auditor in arriving at the conclusions on which the audit opinion is based. This includes the information contained in the account records underlying the financial statements and other information. Additionally‚ audit evidence should be persuasive‚ rather than convincing. There are different levels of reliability of audit evidence‚ some providing more evidence than others. There are nine types of audit evidence :
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Administrative Law‚ Trimester 2‚ 2012 Assignment Question „[The] statutory “no evidence” ground of judicial review is both wider and more specific than was the case with “no evidence” grounds for judicial review at common law.‟ Justice Kirby‚ Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Rajamanikkam [2002] 210 CLR 222‚ at [111]. Of the judgments in Rajamanikkam‚ which do you prefer‚ and what justification can you provide for your preference? In answering the question‚ you should read the
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a forensic laboratory for confirmatory chemical analysis before the case can be adjudicated in court; (4) the advent of DNA profiling. 2. Describe the criteria for admissibility of scientific evidence as laid out in Frye v. United States. The court ruled that in order to be admitted as evidence at trail‚ the questioned procedure technique‚ or principles must be “generally accepted” by a meaningful segment of relevant scientific community. This approach requires the proponent of scientific
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1. Hearsay evidence rule in Malaysia The general hearsay rule is that a statement made by a person not called as a witness is inadmissible to prove the truth of the facts stated and extends to oral evidence as to statements in documents.1 Where oral evidence is relied on‚ it must be direct in all cases.2 Section 603 has thus codified the rule against hearsay evidence. “Hearsay” does not mean that no witness can be allowed to depose anything which he has heard said by anyone else.4 It is secondary
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Different types of evidence in Eye witness testimony: When deciding the guilt or innocence of individuals in court‚ juries‚ judges‚ and police investigators rely on three major types of evidence. Often‚ experts are relied on for information. For example‚ the mental state of the individual being accused. This “expert testimony‚” is not often relied on in Canadian court because some judges believe the information that is offered by experts‚ Psychologists in particular‚ is common sense. There are
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