{"id":36681,"date":"2024-12-11T22:58:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T22:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/?p=36681"},"modified":"2024-12-15T05:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T05:20:00","slug":"is-a-whatsapp-valid-as-evidence-in-a-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/en\/is-a-whatsapp-valid-as-evidence-in-a-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a WhatsApp valid as evidence in a trial?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36681\" class=\"elementor elementor-36681\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc95ea1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc95ea1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e4dea9\" data-id=\"9e4dea9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc3e66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dc3e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>Can a WhatsApp be used as evidence in court? <\/i><i>A colleague in the sector usually deals with orders informally; he says that<i>a WhatsApp is enough for him and saves him a lot of paperwork (delivery notes, <\/i> order documents, etc.). <\/i><\/p><p><i>Is it safe to do so? <\/i><\/p><p><i>Can I <\/i><i>make a claim for non-payment?<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-057bed2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"057bed2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b68c09\" data-id=\"5b68c09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bba7df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bba7df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business is based on trust<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7280c6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7280c6f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8961360\" data-id=\"8961360\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5fc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb5fc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Reliance on a WhatsApp as evidence in a court case<\/h3><h4>Who doesn&#8217;t send a WhatsApp nowadays?<\/h4><p>And with the hustle and bustle of the modern world, it is a good tool for streamlining tasks and communications.<\/p><p>It is normal for long-term business relationships to lead to trust and a certain flexibility, and even WhatsApp is often used to speed up and facilitate business dealings.<\/p><p>However, the convenience offered by this formula <strong>also comes with risks. <\/strong><\/p><p>Without signed commercial documents, <strong>the recipient of the goods could deny that they were ordered<\/strong>, or even claim that they were not delivered (forcing the claimant to prove that there was a <a href=\"https:\/\/economipedia.com\/definiciones\/relaciones-comerciales.html\" rel=\"noopener\">commercial relationship<\/a>).<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">That is why a WhatsApp message alone is not enough&#8230;.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10528cc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10528cc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-268be10\" data-id=\"268be10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716cb0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"716cb0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Documents function better than WhatsApp<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9820bdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9820bdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48eb83f\" data-id=\"48eb83f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f21e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1f21e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Traditional system Vs WhatsApp as evidence in a lawsuit<\/h3><p>Properly drawn up and signed commercial documents (orders, delivery notes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asesoriaorihuelacosta.com\/la-importancia-de-emitir-facturas-en-tiempo-y-forma\/\">invoices<\/a>, etc.) <strong>provide security<\/strong> to commercial relations.<\/p><p>Thus, an order &#8211; duly signed &#8211; with the specifications of the material and the agreed time and place of delivery, a delivery note &#8211; with its subsequent signature of conformity to the supply &#8211; or the invoice itself serve to make clear the existence of the commercial relationship and the agreed conditions.<\/p><h3>Claim<\/h3><p>So much so that these documents are presumed to be valid and are accepted by the courts in lawsuits, unless the party disputing them <strong>proves that they are false<\/strong> or that they do not correctly document reality.<\/p><p>Therefore, if these documents do not exist, it will be much <strong>more difficult to prove<\/strong> the agreed conditions, and<strong> other evidence<\/strong> will be necessary (witnesses or other documents that, without being commercial documents, confirm the commercial relationship).<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">WhatsApp could be one of them, but under certain conditions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7fb94b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7fb94b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1bd6f1\" data-id=\"f1bd6f1\" 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The...<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n                    <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-footer\"><div class=\"eael-entry-meta\"><div class=\"eael-posted-on\"><time datetime=\"March 30, 2022\">March 30, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/article><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eee3552 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eee3552\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0e06ec\" data-id=\"a0e06ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e7755 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57e7755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be5c86b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be5c86b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d2fc31\" data-id=\"4d2fc31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a88ded elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a88ded\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WhatsApp as evidence in court<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb5bcdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eb5bcdb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4a2bc1\" data-id=\"e4a2bc1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f1b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f1b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Validity of WhatsApp as evidence in court<\/h3><p>When it comes to providing evidence in a trial, not everything goes: <strong>the judge decides whether the evidence is relevant,<\/strong> useful and valid (i.e. that it serves to prove a specific fact) and whether it is reliable (that it has not been manipulated).<\/p><p>In general, <strong>courts usually accept WhatsApps<\/strong> as evidence in court, as long as they meet certain requirements:<\/p><ol><li>They must be reliable. It is advisable to <strong>provide a computer expert opinion<\/strong> certifying that the messages were sent from a specific mobile phone number and that they did indeed reach the other terminal. When this is not possible, if there is other evidence, the <strong>WhatsApp could be admitted<\/strong> even if the other party denies it.<\/li><li>There must be other corroborating evidence. <strong>Other evidence<\/strong> must be provided to corroborate the content of the WhatsApp messages: call logs, letters or e-mails, witnesses <strong>confirming the messages<\/strong>, billing history paid after using WhatsApps as a means of communication&#8230;<\/li><\/ol><p>If complementary evidence is available, a judge will assess everything as a whole and, in accordance with the rules of sound criticism and the <strong>principle of prudence<\/strong>, will recognise the WhatsApps when deciding on the claim.<\/p><p>Therefore, it is essential to be cautious also with &#8220;life-long clients&#8221; and <strong>always act homogeneously<\/strong> in order to have this complementary evidence 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elementor-element-c73bdf9\" data-id=\"c73bdf9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a4505 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26a4505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is good to communicate by WhatsApp for the speed but always everything in writing and signed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-874a3cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"874a3cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23172f8\" data-id=\"23172f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c73f2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d9c73f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d40103 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d40103\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8435748\" data-id=\"8435748\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70daaf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70daaf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to do if it happens to you <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-466ccaa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"466ccaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff2ddbf\" data-id=\"ff2ddbf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266ebc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"266ebc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Gather as much information as possible<\/h3><p>Although it is ideal to have a <strong>formal and documented relationship<\/strong> with clients, the pace and immediacy of business today can make this difficult.<\/p><p>If you deal with clients via WhatsApp or other messaging systems, <strong>always have<\/strong> additional documents such as those mentioned above and seek out those who can be witnesses in a possible legal proceeding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-198eed0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"198eed0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31fb429\" data-id=\"31fb429\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce17db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce17db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here is a link to an interesting reflection by the law firm Ligur abogados on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ligurabogados.es\/las-conversaciones-de-whatsapp-en-juicio\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Whatsapp conversations in court.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f72398 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f72398\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6123980\" data-id=\"6123980\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a1ee80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a1ee80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In short<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3eab831 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3eab831\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eecabd7\" data-id=\"eecabd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b58b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b58b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Engaging with your customers only via WhatsApp without issuing the usual business documents <strong>is not advisable. <\/strong><\/p><p>In the event of a complaint, <strong>you will need to collect further evidence in<\/strong>order to use the content of the WhatsApp&#8217;s as evidence in court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can a WhatsApp be used as evidence in court? 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