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Record 1 2011-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

When faced with contradictory evidence, the Tribunal must decide which version of events is “in harmony with the preponderance of the probabilities that a practical and informed person would readily recognize as reasonable in the circumstances.”

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Lorsqu’il se trouve devant des éléments de preuve contradictoires, le Tribunal doit déterminer laquelle version des faits est « conforme à la prépondérance des probabilités qu’une personne informée et douée de sens pratique reconnaîtrait d’emblée comme raisonnable compte tenu des circonstances».

Spanish

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