In the final day of the committee stage of progressing the Data Bill through the House of Lords before the Christmas break, we attempted to persuade the government of the urgent need to consider how ...

Burden of proof defines who must prove a point in legal cases. It determines the level of evidence required to win a case. The state has the burden of proof in criminal cases. You may have heard about ...

On Jan. 15, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, which clarified that employers need only prove that an employee is exempt from the Fair Labor ...

The federal judiciary will make no inquiries about whether a judge may have violated the Code of Conduct. The whole burden of proof rests entirely on the complainant.

Real World Impact: In a unanimous decision issued on January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the “preponderance of evidence” standard applies to employers seeking to prove ...

Under IRC section 7491, in any court proceeding the IRS has the burden of proof with respect to any factual issue relevant to determining a taxpayer’s liability for any income, self-employment, gift, ...

Jurors heard two sharply contrasting portrayals of Stockton Unified School District Trustee AngelAnn Flores on Tuesday as closing arguments began in her felony trial. While the prosecution cast her as ...

Compliance theater doesn’t build trust; only hard evidence that security holds under pressure turns cybersecurity into a ...

Missouri is informally known as the “show me” state. It describes the character of Missourians as conservative, not gullible and unwilling to believe without adequate evidence. I would argue that the ...

Several years ago I was in trial defending a client in a lawsuit. The other party was on the stand. He had tremulously raised his hand and sworn to tell the truth. Then he began … to unconscionably ...