Article 49 — Court report as prima facie evidence
Texte légal (original thaï)
ในส่วนที่เกี่ยวด้วยคำแถลงหรือคำคัดค้านของคู่ความ หรือคำให้การของพยานหรือผู้เชี่ยวชาญหรือข้อตกลงในการสละสิทธิของคู่ความนั้น ให้ถือว่ารายงานของศาลเป็นพยานหลักฐานเบื้องต้นได้ต่อเมื่อศาลได้อ่านให้คู่ความหรือบุคคลที่เกี่ยวข้องฟังและได้จดลงไว้ซึ่งข้อแก้ไขเพิ่มเติมตามที่ขอร้องหรือที่ชี้แจงใหม่ ทั้งคู่ความหรือบุคคลนั้น ๆ ได้ลงลายมือชื่อไว้เป็นสำคัญ
traduction anglaise
As regards the statements or objections of the parties, the testimony of witnesses or experts, or an agreement by a party to waive a right, the report of the court shall be deemed to be prima facie evidence only where the court has read it out to the parties or the persons concerned and has recorded the corrections or additions requested or newly explained, and where those parties or persons have signed it as authentication.
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Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 49 sets the conditions under which the court's report acquires evidentiary weight for what was said or agreed in court. For statements or objections of parties, testimony of witnesses or experts, or an agreement to waive a right, the report is prima facie evidence only if three conditions are met: the court read it out to the parties or persons concerned, it recorded any corrections or additions they requested or newly explained, and those persons signed it. This provision works directly with the recording duty in section 48: section 48 requires the record to be made, and section 49 fixes when that record can be relied on as evidence of its content. A properly read and signed record can, for example, fix a party to a waiver of defences made through counsel in open court.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
Anything you or your lawyer state, agree, or waive in open court can come back as evidence against you if the court reads it out, notes it, and you sign, so treat every in-court statement as if it will be held to. Before signing a hearing record, check it carefully and ask for corrections if it does not reflect what you actually said; those corrections must be recorded. This is especially important for waivers and admissions, which can decide the case. Because a single recorded concession can be binding, do not agree to anything in court that you have not thought through with a avocat thaïlandais.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 987/2541 (1998)
Where the court records a party's statement, reads the record out to the parties, and it is signed by counsel, the record is prima facie evidence under section 49, and a recorded waiver of all defences can amount to an admission of the facts pleaded.
Counsel for the second and third defendants stated in court that they waived all their defences except the issue of damages. The trial court recorded this in the hearing report, read it out to the parties, and counsel signed it. The Supreme Court held that under section 49 the report was prima facie evidence, and the statement amounted to an agreement to waive all other defences, including that the first defendant was the second defendant's employee acting in the course of employment, so the plaintiff did not have to prove that point.
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Foire aux questions
When does a court record count as evidence of what was said in court?
Under section 49, the court's report of statements, testimony, or a waiver is prima facie evidence only if the court read it out to those concerned, recorded any corrections or additions they asked for, and had them sign it.
Can I be bound by a waiver my lawyer states in court?
Yes. If your counsel waives defences in open court and the court records the statement, reads it out, and it is signed, section 49 can make that record prima facie evidence of the waiver, binding your side.