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What is an affidavit?
Posted on November 15, 2020 at 1:15 AM |
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Many times throughout the course of a lawsuit one comes across the term "affidavit", either through one's lawyer or the Court. However, at times if one was not previously asked to draw up an affidavit, one would not know what is meant by such a term.
An affidavit is a sworn statement in written form. It is one's testimony with the exception that instead of giving it orally in Court, it is written down. However, that does not diminish its strength....
Read Full Post »Court Decisions Need to be Reasoned
Posted on September 27, 2020 at 1:30 AM |
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Court decisions need to contain reasons why the Court arrived to such a decision. This applies not only to judgements but also to decrees. If a decision does not contain any reasons, then, this gives rise to a breach of one's human rights. Why is this so? Because, if a decisions does not contain any reasons, then one's right to contest the judgement or decree is being effectively hampered or denied.
One might ask, if the Court decided against or...
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