Subjects:

Common Law Library, Evidence

Contents:

Introduction.

Matters of which evidence is unnecessary.

The defining of issues.

Burden and standard of proof.

Estoppels.

Relevance, admissibility and weight.

Attendance of witnesses.

Competence and compellability.

Evidence taken before trial

Rules of evidence relating to the course of a trial.

Evidence taken after trial.

Corroboration.

Identity and identification.

The proof of physical conditions, states of mind.

Character.

Privilege.

Facts excluded by public policy.

The rule against hearsay.

Hearsay in civil proceedings.

Hearsay in criminal proceedings.

Admissions.

Agency, partnership, companies.

Statements in the presence and documents in the possession of a party.

Confessions.

The right to silence.

Judicial discretion to admit or exclude evidence.

Res Gestae.

Common law exceptions to the rule against hearsay.

Evidence of opinion.

Judgments.

Probates, verdicts, awards.

Authorship and execution.

Contents of documents generally.

Exclusion of extrinsic evidence.

Admission of extrinsic evidence.

Appendices.

Out Of Print
Phipson on Evidence is the leading work on civil and criminal evidence. It examines in detail all aspects of the complex principles and procedures which make up the law of evidence. The fifteenth edition has been brought fully up to date with key legislation and case law.

It features:-

• Full analysis of statutory provisions, including the Civil Evidence Act 1995, the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 and the Criminal Procedures and Investigations Act 1996
• Thorough examination of case law.