Cross on evidence / J D Heydon.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Butterworths, 2017.

11th Australian ed.

87778

Evidence (Law) -- Australia.

1. Introduction

2. Facts which need not be proved by evidence

3. Estoppels

4. The burden of proof and presumptions

5. Degrees of proof

6. The functions of judge and jury

7. The competence and compellability of witnesses

8. Corroboration

9. The course of evidence

10. Character and credibility

11. Similar fact evidence

12. Evidence by accused persons

13. Privilege

14. Public interest

15. Opinion

16. The rule against hearsay

17. The rule against hearsay: principal exceptions at common law

18. The rule against hearsay: statutory exceptions

19. The doctrine of Res Gestae

20. Documentary evidence

21. Proof of frequently recurring matters.

Now in its eleventh edition, this prestigious text, written by the Honourable J D Heydon AC QC, provides a detailed and authoritative analysis of the rules of the law of evidence in Australia. It contains explicit statements of doctrine together with an exposition of the principles underlying the various rules. This edition is fully up to date and is the only significant Australian text which covers the entirety of the law of evidence in Australia, both in the uniform jurisdictions and the states which have separate regimes. Features: authoritative text on the law of evidence; covers civil and criminal law of evidence in all Australian jurisdictions; states both the detail of the law and the principles on which it rests. - Publisher's website.

Includes index.

9780409345940

cccxx, 1668 p. ; 25 cm