Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Presumptions — Regularity of Judicial Acts — Presumption of Compliance with Formal Requisites

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The presumption of regularity (omnia praesumuntur rite et solemniter esse acta) applies to judicial and official acts. If the act appears substantially regular, the court presumes compliance with formal requirements. The burden is on the party alleging irregularity to prove it. The presumption applies to…

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