Which of the following is more likely than the others to be admitted on the grounds of 'relevance'?
For evidence to be admissible in a civil court it must be relevant to the issues in question.
A) In a claim against a publican for failing to buy his beer from his landlord brewer, the defence of the publican was that previously the brewer had supplied him with bad beer; to rebut this the brewer sought to adduce evidence that he had supplied good beer to other customers.
B) In an action between A and B as to the specific terms of the contract between them A sought to adduce evidence that similar terms were in other contracts he had with other customers.
C) In a road traffic accident the defendant sought to adduce evidence that he had an unblemished driving record throughout the 30 years he had been driving.
D) In a claim for injuries sustained in an accident at work the claimant sought to adduce evidence that the working practices in the factory had been changed since the accident.
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Q2: Does the court have a discretion to
Q3: Referring to the law of 'rebuttable presumptions'
Q4: Which is not correct?
In civil litigation the
Q5: Which of the following is an exception
Q6: Which is correct?
A witness in a civil
Q7: There is a general rule that the
Q8: Which of the following does not represent
Q9: Which is not correct?
S. 11 of the
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