13.8
In forceEvidence as to state of mind of corporation
13.8 Evidence as to state of mind of corporation
(1)
Without limiting any other law or practice regarding the admissibility of evidence, evidence that an officer, employee or agent of a corporation (while acting in his or her capacity as such) had, at any particular time, a particular state of mind, is evidence that the corporation had that state of mind.
(2)
In this section, the state of mind of a person includes—
(a)
the knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose of the person, and
(b)
the person’s reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.
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