METADATA AS EVIDENCE IN MALAYSIAN LITIGATION

Written By Darmain Segaran

In this episode, we will be looking at the feasibility of using metadata as evidence in Malaysian litigation. In particular, we analyse the case of Sundra Rajoo a/l Nadarajah v Leaderonomics Sdn Bhd & Anor [2023] MLJU 1354 and we consider a number of judgments from the US and Canada.

References and Further Reading:

  • Sundra Rajoo a/l Nadarajah v Leaderonomics Sdn Bhd & Anor [2023] MLJU 1354

  • SPV-LS, LLC v. Transamerica Life Ins. Co

  • North American Medical Corp. v. Axiom Worldwide, Inc.

  • United States v. Goldstein

  • Teledyne Instruments, Inc. v. Cairns

  • Can metadata be used as evidence? How it builds believability in law - https://www.altlaw.co.uk/blog/can-metadata-be-used-as-evidence

  • Making Your Metadata Matter, WITNESS - https://blog.witness.org/2020/03/making-your-metadata-matter/

  • Using metadata to prove the reliability and validity of footage - https://www.eyewitness.global/Using-metadata

  • Metadata for Lawyers: What it Is and Why it Matters - https://www.casefleet.com/blog/metadata-explained

  • Follow the Audit Trail: The Impact of Metadata in Litigation - https://www.iadclaw.org/defensecounseljournal/follow-the-audit-trail-the-impact-of-metadata-in-litigation/

  • Exposed! What Lawyers Need to Know About Metadata - https://www.ncbar.org/2022/01/04/exposed-what-lawyers-need-to-know-about-metadata/

  • The use and impact of metadata in civil cases by Denise Russo and Abebe Rorissa - https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/11605/10191

  • Computer Evidence in Malaysia: Where are We? Authors: Gita Radhakrishna, Prof. Dr. Myint Zan, AP Dr. Dennis Khong Wye Keen - https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.2139/ssrn.2208973

  • The Sedona Principles, Third Edition: Best Practices, Recommendations & Principles for Addressing Electronic Document Production (October 2017) - https://www.paed.uscourts.gov/documents/procedures/The%20Sedona%20Principles.pdf

  • The Litigation of Metadata – Your Devices Are Watching You - https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/the-litigation-of-metadata-your-devices-7652639/

  • Metadata is Important and Discoverable in Litigation - https://wittliffcutter.com/wittliff-cutter/metadata-is-important-and-discoverable-in-litigation/

  • Application Metadata vs. System Metadata: Federal Court Examines the Sedona Principles - https://ilsteam.com/application-metadata-vs-system-metadata-federal-court-examines-the-sedona-principles/

Credits:

Intro Music: tobylane - https://pixabay.com/users/tobylane-15168815/

Outro Music: John_Sib - https://pixabay.com/users/john_sib-15655402/

Darmain Segaran
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