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Condition for drawing a presumption under section 149(1) of the Evidence Act
Conditions for the application of the presumption in favour of documents made over 20 years ago
Distinction between conclusive and rebuttable presumptions
Distinction between presumptions of law and presumptions of fact
Distinction between rebuttable and irrebuttable presumptions
How presumptions are drawn
Meaning and effect of a presumption of law
Meaning and types of presumption
Meaning of presumptions
Nature of the presumption in section 137(1) of the Evidence Act
On what constitutes a presumption in law
On whom lies the burden of leading evidence to rebut a rebuttable presumption
On whom lies the burden of rebutting a presumption
Presumption in favour of documents twenty years old
Presumption in favour of facts recited in a written document
Presumption in favour of Power of Attorney executed outside Nigeria
Presumption in favour of proclamations, Acts of State and other official communications
Presumption of due execution in favour of powers of attorney
Presumption of facts from the existence of proved facts
Presumption of facts in a written document
Presumption of facts under section 149(a) of the Evidence Act
Presumption of genuineness of official documents
Presumption of Law where the prosecution fails to call a material witness
Presumption of law with respect to a child born within wedlock
Presumption of legitimacy
Presumption of legitimacy; how it can be rebutted
Presumption of marriage
Presumption of notice where evidence discloses that a party had prior knowledge of facts
Presumption of potency in marriage
Presumption of regularity in favour of public documents
Presumption of regularity in favour of the decision of a court
Presumption of regularity of a document executed before a magistrate
Presumption of regularity of government certificates
Presumption of regularity under section 24(2) of Decree No. 18 of 1994
Presumption of regularity where a legal practitioner informs the court that he has been briefed by the Attorney General to handle a matter for the state
Presumption of the authenticity of a document
Presumption of the correctness of a judgment and burden on a party disproving same
Presumption that a trial was conducted within the ambit of the law
Presumption that evidence not produced is unfavourable to the party who withholds it
Presumption that the law of a foreign country is the same as the law of Ghana
Presumption where a letter is sent by post
Presumption where a party fails to call vital witnesses
Presumption where a person who does not understand English signs a contract
Presumption where a witness speaks in a language other than the language of the court
Principles governing presumptions
The presumption of regularity
The presumption that attaches to a police report in respect of a motor related accident
The presumption that where a cheque in payment of the consideration was drawn on a Ghanaian bank, the payment of the consideration was effected in Ghana
The presumption when a party fails to call a material witness
The presumption where it is found that the plaintiffs' ancestor was the "original founder" of the land in dispute; how it can be rebutted
The rule that presumptions operate only in the absence of evidence
What a party intending to take advantage of a presumption subject to certain conditions must do
When the presumption in favour of recitals, statements, etc 20 years old and above will apply
When the principle of presumption of fact against a party who withholds a particular piece of evidence will apply
Whether registration of a vehicle with Motor Licensing Office creates a prima facie rebuttable presumption that the person who registered it is the owner
Whether the provisions of section 149(d) of the Evidence Act can be applied in a criminal case to shift the burden of proof from the prosecution
Whether there is any presumption against an accused person
Whether there is any presumption where an issue of forgery is raised in a civil case
Whether there is a presumption in favour of results declared by INEC
Whether there is a presumption that an attesting witness has any knowledge of the contents of a document the execution of which he attests
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