Securing online evidence in civil cases: the legal perspectives

Evidence is very important in establishing and proving any cases. Generally, only reliable and authentic evidence is admissible in the court of law. In civil cases such as online defamation and online breach of data or confidential information parties are required to establish their case on the bal...

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Main Author: Mohamed, Duryana
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/38570/1/102_Duryana.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38570/4/iclaps_2014_parallel_session_tentative.pdf
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description Evidence is very important in establishing and proving any cases. Generally, only reliable and authentic evidence is admissible in the court of law. In civil cases such as online defamation and online breach of data or confidential information parties are required to establish their case on the balance of probabilities. This means, in order to succed in civil action against the defendant the plaintiff shall establish that there is a cause of action against the defendant. For instance, there is evidence that the defendant has uttered defamatory statement and the statement is published widely. In this situation, the plaintiff needs to produce good and reliable evidence either by oral submission or by written statement. However, before producing such evidence both parties need to know the appropriate methods of securing online evidence. If there is lack of care, the evidence may be lost, tampered or deleted during the process of securing such evidence. This paper will discuss on the methods of securing online evidence and their position under the Malaysian laws and procedures. (172 words) KEYWORDS: evidence, online, information, methods, civil action
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:385702018-06-19T00:45:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38570/ Securing online evidence in civil cases: the legal perspectives Mohamed, Duryana K Law (General) KPG Malaysia Evidence is very important in establishing and proving any cases. Generally, only reliable and authentic evidence is admissible in the court of law. In civil cases such as online defamation and online breach of data or confidential information parties are required to establish their case on the balance of probabilities. This means, in order to succed in civil action against the defendant the plaintiff shall establish that there is a cause of action against the defendant. For instance, there is evidence that the defendant has uttered defamatory statement and the statement is published widely. In this situation, the plaintiff needs to produce good and reliable evidence either by oral submission or by written statement. However, before producing such evidence both parties need to know the appropriate methods of securing online evidence. If there is lack of care, the evidence may be lost, tampered or deleted during the process of securing such evidence. This paper will discuss on the methods of securing online evidence and their position under the Malaysian laws and procedures. (172 words) KEYWORDS: evidence, online, information, methods, civil action 2014-09-10 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38570/1/102_Duryana.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38570/4/iclaps_2014_parallel_session_tentative.pdf Mohamed, Duryana (2014) Securing online evidence in civil cases: the legal perspectives. In: International Conference on Law, Policy and Social Justice (ICLAPS 2014), 10th-11th September 2014, Penang. (Unpublished) http://iclaps.org/
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