CONTENTS:
1. Introduction.
2. The Defining of the Issues.
3. Judicial Notice.
4. Admissions.
5. Estoppels.
6. Burden and Standard of Proof.
7. Relevance, Admissibility and Weight: Previous and Subsequent Existence of Facts: The Best Evidence Rule.
8. Attendance of Witnesses.
9. Competence and Compellability, Oath and Affirmation.
10. Evidence Taken or Served Before Trial: Duty to Disclose Evidence.
11. Rules of Evidence Relating to the Course of a Trial: General.
12. Rules of Evidence Relating to the Course of a Trial: Examination of Witnesses.
13. Evidence Taken After Trail.
14. Corroboration, Supporting Evidence and Related Warnings.
15. Indentification.
16. Physical Conditions, States of Mind and Emotions.
17. Character: General and Introductory.
18. Good Character.
19. Bad Character of the Accused (Prosecution Aspects).
20. Bad Character of the Accused (Defence Aspects).
21. Bad Character of the Co-Accused.
22. Bad Character of Persons Other than the Accused.
23. Legal Professional Privilege.
24. Other Forms of Privilege.
25. Facts Excluded by Public Policy.
26. Loss and Waiver of Privilege.
27. The Collateral Undertaking.
28. The Rule Against Hearsay.
29. Hearsay in Civil Proceedings.
30. Hearsay in Criminal Proceedings.
31. Res Gestate and Certain Other Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule in Criminal Proceedings.
32. Common Law Exceptions to the Rule Against Hearsay: Evidence of Repulation of Family Tradition: Published Works: Public Information: Bankers' Books: Ancient Documents.
33. Opinion and Expert Evidence.
34. Statistical and Survey Evidence.
35. Restrictions on the Right to Silence.
36. Confessions.
37. Statements in the Presence, and Documents in the Possession of a Party.
38. Agency, Partnership, Companies, Common Purpose, Acting in a Capacity.
39. Judicial Discretion to Admit or Exclude Evidence.
40. Authorship and Execution, Attestation, Ancient Documents, Connected and Incorporated Documents, Alterations and Blanks, Registration, Stamps, etc.
41. Documents and Documentary Evidence.
42. Admissibility of Extrinsic Evidence.
43. Judgments.
44. Evidence in Arbitration.
45. Fact Finding and the Assessment of Evidence.
Appendix.
Index.