Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Documentary Evidence — Documents Filed in Registry But Not Before Court Do Not Form Part of Record at Material Time

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

This establishes that filing documents in the court registry is insufficient; they must be placed on the relevant case file and brought to the judge's attention to form part of the record. The court acts only on what is properly before it, not on what…

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