Liberal Construction of the Rules on Evidence

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1. What objective does Rule 1, Section 6 identify for liberal construction of procedural rules?
2. Does liberal construction automatically authorize admission of evidence excluded by the Constitution?
3. Under Agapito v. Aeroplus, what remains essential even where technical evidentiary rules are relaxed in labor proceedin…
4. A party asks for procedural relaxation but presents no evidence supporting an essential disputed fact. Does liberal con…
5. In a labor appeal, a party submits decisive affidavits for the first time without explaining the delay. The tribunal tr…
6. The CTA raises an evidentiary issue not previously litigated, and a party seeks to submit a relevant document in respon…
7. A court is asked to admit material on which a constitutional exclusion has already been correctly found applicable. The…
8. Explain the purpose and principal limits of liberal construction in evidentiary procedure.
9. Compare justified evidentiary flexibility in Marily with the limits applied to unexplained late affidavits in Agapito.
10. A litigant says that because evidence rules serve justice, the court must accept every late submission and believe it. …
11. Does Agapito require an adequate explanation for delay when a party seeks liberal admission of belated evidence?
12. Does a satisfactory delay explanation automatically prove the factual allegation in the late document?