Evidence

Burden and standard of proof; competence and compellability; corroboration and supporting evidence, identification evidence, the accused's right to silence and his lies; examination, cross-examination and re-examination of witnesses; evidence of opinion; privilege; Estoppel by record and the use of previous convictions and judicial findings as evidence of the facts upon which they were based; the rule against hearsay - the common law; Civil Evidence Act 1995; confessions; statutory exceptions to the hearsay rule in criminal proceedings (other then confessions); similar fact evidence; evidence of character; sample questions and model answers.