Article 91 — Evidence relied on in common
Texte légal (original thaï)
คู่ความทั้งสองฝ่ายต่างมีสิทธิที่จะอ้างอิงพยานหลักฐานร่วมกันก็ได้
traduction anglaise
Both parties are each entitled to rely on evidence in common.
Cette traduction anglaise est fournie à titre indicatif uniquement et n'a pas encore été vérifiée de manière définitive ; référez-vous toujours à l'original thaï.
Annotation de l'entreprise
Section 91 states a short but useful principle: evidence is common to the case. Once a document, witness, or object is properly before the court, either party may rely on it, so a party is not confined to the evidence it listed and may draw support from material introduced by the opponent. The provision reflects the search-for-truth character of Thai civil evidence and prevents a party from arguing that an item may be used only in favor of the side that produced it.
Pourquoi cela est important en pratique
Do not overlook helpful material in your opponent's evidence: a document the other side put in can win a point for you under Section 91. When reviewing the file before trial, read the opposing bundle for admissions and inconsistencies you can adopt, and remember that once evidence is in, you generally need not list it again to rely on it.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Supreme Court Judgment No. 6957/2540 (1997)
Where the same document is already in the case, both parties are entitled to rely on it in common under Section 91, so the courts may admit and use it regardless of which side originally produced it.
The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts' admission of a guarantee agreement, holding that because it concerned the same matter both parties were entitled to rely on the evidence in common under Section 91.
Décisions sélectionnées avec numéros de dossier vérifiés dans la base de données de la Cour suprême. Les versions anglaises sont des traductions éditoriales réalisées par le cabinet à des fins d'étude.
Foire aux questions
Can I use a document that the other party put in the case?
Yes. Section 91 lets both parties rely on the same evidence, so you may use material the opponent introduced to support your own case.
Do I have to list evidence again to rely on it under Section 91?
Once evidence is properly before the court, either party may rely on it, so you generally need not separately list evidence already in the case.