Real Evidence or Hearsay? Data, Sounds & Images - A Guide for Criminal Lawyers

Introduction

The Court of Appeal has given recent guidance concerning data downloaded onto spreadsheets and relied on as real evidence.

This has far-reaching consequences in any sort of case where a party wants to rely on data from a machine. Equally, a party objecting to the admissibility of such evidence will want to refine their submissions with this guidance. But it is not just data - recordings of sounds or images are also real evidence in many cases.

What You Will Learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• Refresh your understanding of the concept of hearsay
• Refresh your understanding of hearsay
• Understand when data is or is not hearsay
• Identify when a hearsay application is required and when it is not

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Wednesday 30th July 2025

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