Dennis The Law of Evidence

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Description
The law of evidence continues to evolve. Almost all the chapters in the seventh edition show the impact of important new cases or developments in practice. The hottest topic, highlighted in the last edition, remains the treatment of vulnerable witnesses, Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999. for pre-recorded roll-out in June 2019 for witnesses eligible for special measures under s. 16 of the Act. The delayed pilot scheme under s.28 for adult complainants of sexual offences commenced at the same time. Meanwhile the Court of Appeal has given extensive guidance in R YGM and R v PMH on best practice for cross-examination of vulnerable witnesses. In Rashid (Yahya) the Court of Appeal reviewed the power at common law to appoint an intermediary for a defendant. To the regret of some the court confirmed that it will be rare for an intermediary to be appointed to assist a defendant to give evidence and extremely rare for one to be appointed for the whole trial. The law on privilege has seen several interesting
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Table of Contents
1. An Introduction to the Law of Evidence
2. The aims of the Law of Evidence
3. Relevance and Admissibility
4. Facts and Fact finding
5. The Privilege against self - Incrimination and right to silence
6. Confessions
7. Identification Evidence
8. Evidence Obtained by Illegal or Unfair means
9. Disclosure and Immunity
10. Legal Professional Privilege
11. Burden and Standard of Proof
12. Forms of Proof and Alternatives to Proof
13. Witnesses
14. Examination of Witnesses
15. Vulnerable and Suspect Witness
16. Hearsay at common Law and Civil Proceedings
17. The Modern Law of Hearsay in Criminal Laws
18. Character and Credibility : An Overview
19. Evidence of Bad Character in Criminal Cases
20. Opinion and Expert Evidence
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Author Details
I. H. Dennis, LL. D of gray's inn, Barrister-at-Law Emeritus Professor of Law , University College London