Practice question
A party uses evidence taken abroad for a substantive purpose other than contradiction or impeachment. The adverse-party exception in Section 18(b) does not apply. What is the effect under Section 19?
- The person examined becomes immune from questions
- The evidence automatically proves every issue
- The person becomes the judge's witness exclusively
- The opposing party is barred from rebuttal
- The person examined becomes the witness of the offering party
Legal references
- A.M. No. 25-02-17-SC, Sections 1, 11 and 18–20.
- Reviewed primary authority, Sections 1, 11 and 18–20; all applications conditional on applicable Convention framework: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/11/98634
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