Contents:
Introduction;
Defining the issues;
Judicial notice. Admissions;
Estoppels;
Burden and standard of proof;
Relevance, admissibility and weight;
previous and subsequent existence of facts;
the best evidence rule;
Attendance of witnesses: witness summonses and letters of request;
Competence and compellability;
oath and affirmation;
Evidence taken or served before trial;
duty to disclose;
Rules of evidence relating to the course of a trial: General;
Rules of evidence relating to the course of a trial;
Examination of witnesses;
Evidence taken after trial;
Corroboration and supporting evidence;
Identification;
Physical conditions;
states of mind and emotions;
Character:
general and introductory;
Good character;
Bad character of the accused (prosecution aspects);
Bad character of the accused (defence aspects);
Bad character of the co-accused;
Bad character of persons other than the accused;
Privilege: legal professional privilege;
Privilege: other forms of privileg;
Facts excluded by public policy;
Loss and abuse