Handwriting identification opinions from acquainted persons are relevant when authorship or signature of a document is in question. Opinion evidence from a person acquainted with another's handwriting is a relevant fact when authorship of a document or signature is in issue. ... Summary
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Handwriting identification opinions from acquainted persons are relevant when authorship or signature of a document is in question.
Opinion evidence from a person acquainted with another's handwriting is a relevant fact when authorship of a document or signature is in issue. Acquaintance may be established by seeing the person write, receiving purported replies to authorised communications, or habitually receiving purportedly written documents in the ordinary course of business. Personal observation of the alleged writer is not essential where familiarity is acquired through regular correspondence or business dealings.
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