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INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE [7 records]

Record 1 2013-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

The Canada Evidence Act of 1893 replaced the common law privilege against self-incrimination with what is now section 5 of the Act. Broadly speaking, that section, and its provincial and territorial counterparts, require that incriminating questions be answered, but a statutory immunity against the use or reception of the answer given is provided as protection for the witness.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 433)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

immunité d'origine législative : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

In these circumstances, even if counsel for the defence had been equipped with the information now contained in the letter of 9 February, it was very unlikely that he would have put to the witness a more incriminating version of events than she had already given in evidence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

Une première version, incriminante pour lui-même, a été donnée par l’appelant lors de l’enquête préliminaire d’un complice, sans opposition et sans demande de protection de la loi.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Practice and Procedural Law
  • Penal Law
CONT

The role of the Police officer is then to confiscate the incriminating object.

CONT

... "the plain view" doctrine has been applied where a police officer is not searching for evidence against the accused, but nonetheless inadvertently comes across an incriminating object.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Droit judiciaire
  • Droit pénal
CONT

Le rôle de l'agent de confisquer l'objet incriminant.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

A witness who testifies in any proceedings has the right not to have any incriminating evidence so given used to incriminate that witness in any other proceedings...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

Chacun a droit à ce qu'aucun témoignage incriminant qu'il donne ne soit utilisé pour l'incriminer dans d'autres procédures [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derechos y Libertades
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Record 5 2003-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
  • Copyright
DEF

An ex parte order for seizure, inspection or preservation of documents which is properly granted where a plaintiff has an extremely strong prima facie case, damage potential is serious and there is clear evidence that the defendant possesses incriminating documents or property and may dispose of it before motion on notice can be made.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
  • Droits d'auteur
OBS

«Anton Piller» est le nom d'un arrêt rendu par la Chambre des Lords britannique en 1976 dont l'intitulé intégral est «Anton Piller, K.G. v. Manufacturing Processes Ltd., [1976] 1 All E.R. 779».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
  • Derechos de autor
DEF

Auto o mandato judicial que autoriza al demandante a tener acceso a algún establecimiento de la propiedad del demandado para inspeccionar o copiar o poner a buen recaudo documento que el primero sospecha que el segundo puede ocultar o destruir

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Record 6 1996-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
Key term(s)
  • self incriminating evidence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

Source(s) : Manninen, [1987] 1 R.C.S. [Recueil des arrêts de la Cour suprême du Canada] 1233, à la p. 1245; Lexique de la Cour suprême; 27 janvier 1994.

Key term(s)
  • élément de preuve ayant un effet auto-incriminant

Spanish

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Record 7 1994-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copyright
CONT

The conditions prescribed in the Anton Piller judgment are as follows : 1) A very strong prima facie suit; 2) Very serious real or potential damage for the plaintiff; and 3) Clear evidence that the defendant has incriminating documents or articles in his possession and that there is a real possibility that he will not destroy them before an ex parte application can be made.

CONT

Over the years, the Federal Court of Canada has adopted a pragmatic attitude concerning the application of the original criteria in Anton Piller case ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits d'auteur
CONT

Les conditions prescrites dans l'arrêt Anton Piller sont les suivantes : 1) une cause prima facie extrêmement forte; 2) un dommage réel ou potentiel très sérieux pour le demandeur; et 3) une preuve claire que le défendeur a en sa possession des documents ou des articles incriminants et qu'il y a une possibilité réelle qu'il ne les détruise avant qu'une requête contradictoire ne puisse être faite.

CONT

Au cours des années, la Cour fédérale du Canada a adopté une attitude pragmatique en ce qui concerne l'application des critères originaux de l'arrêt Anton Piller [...].

Spanish

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