Daniel Kiat Boon Seng (Director) has posted “Electronic Evidence” on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
In any modern society, information of probative value is increasingly being produced, processed, transmitted and stored in digital devices and storage facilities. When admited in a court of law, such information takes the form of electronic evidence. To address the peculiar issues associated with the admissibility of electronic evidence in Singapore, the rules of hearsay and authentication require that electronic evidence receive special treatment. In Singapore, the rules of evidence enacted in 2012 that provide for the authentication of electronic evidence seeks to strike a balance between facilitating the admission of uncontested electronic evidence and providing for the authentication of contested electronic evidence. In addition, existing rules of evidence in Singapore are well placed to deal with the admission of electronic and digital signatures in evidence as well as the proof of copies of digital evidence. However, it remains to be seen what new legal measures are required to address the issues of digitally-altered or generated electronic evidence.