Phipson on evidence / general editor Hodge M. Malek.

London : Sweet & Maxwell, 2005.

16th edition

25100

Evidence.

Law of evidence.

Evidence (law) -- Great Britain.

1. Introductory

2. 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 trial

14. Corroboration, supporting evidence and related warnings

15. Identification

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

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 understanding

28. The rule against hearsay

29. Hearsay in civil proceedings

30. Hearsay in criminal proceedings

31. Res gestae and certain other exceptions to the hearsay rule in criminal proceedings

32. Common law exceptions to the rule against hearsay : evidence of reputation of family tradition - bankers' books - ancient documents

33. Opinion and expert evidence

34. Restrictions on the right to silence - introduction

35. Confessions

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

37. Agency, partnership, companies, common purpose, acting in capacity

38. Judicial discretion to admit or exclude evidence

39. Probates and letters of administration, verdicts, awards, reports, inquisitions, pleadings, writs of execution, and former testimony

40. Authorship and execution : attestation : ancient documents : connected and incorporated documents : alterations and blanks : registration, stamps, etc.

41. Contents of documents generally : primary and secondary evidence, contents of particular documents : public, judicial and private

42. Exclusion of extrinsic evidence in substitution of, to contradict, or add to documents

43. Admission of extrinsic evidence in aid of interpretation and to rebut presumptions affecting documents

44. Judgments

45. Appendix: statutes, rule and practice directions.

Includes index.

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