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In UK law, it is presumed that computers systems work perfectly, and it is up to the "other side" to prove they didn't. In short, if the computer said so, it i

• hnfong 3y ago
  > In UK law, it is presumed that computers systems work perfectly, and it is up to the "other side" to prove they didn't. This is kind of true, but there's a bit of nuance -- presumptions can be rebutted by the other side adducing evidence to the contrary. The evidence does not have to be strong enough to "prove" anything, it's generally sufficient that it suggests the presumption might be invalid. So in colloquial terms you don't have to prove the computer system was flawed, just a real possibility. That said, the article you linked to does go on to explain why even this scheme didn't work out in the post office cases.