Documentary Evidence
William Dennis Park(Author)
Sweet & Maxwell (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published in May 1997
Book
608 pages
978-0-7520-0447-1 (ISBN)
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Description
This text provides practitioners with guidance on the law and practice in this fast-changing and dynamic area of civil litigation. It reviews the means available in civil litigation in the High Court for the collection and use of documentary evidence, the obligation to disclose documents and the protection of documents from use by the other side. With its practical and modern approach, the book is designed to make this difficult and technical area of law accessible to both experienced and inexperienced practitioners, saving time and effort. It contains many specimen affidavits, summonses and court orders which provide illustration of the new ways in which the court allows litigants to gain access to documentary evidence.
This text provides practitioners with guidance on the law and practice in this fast-changing and dynamic area of civil litigation. It reviews the means available in civil litigation in the High Court for the collection and use of documentary evidence, the obligation to disclose documents and the protection of documents from use by the other side. With its practical and modern approach, the book is designed to make this difficult and technical area of law accessible to both experienced and inexperienced practitioners, saving time and effort. It contains many specimen affidavits, summonses and court orders which provide illustration of the new ways in which the court allows litigants to gain access to documentary evidence.
This text provides practitioners with guidance on the law and practice in this fast-changing and dynamic area of civil litigation. It reviews the means available in civil litigation in the High Court for the collection and use of documentary evidence, the obligation to disclose documents and the protection of documents from use by the other side. With its practical and modern approach, the book is designed to make this difficult and technical area of law accessible to both experienced and inexperienced practitioners, saving time and effort. It contains many specimen affidavits, summonses and court orders which provide illustration of the new ways in which the court allows litigants to gain access to documentary evidence.
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Edition
6th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Weight
860 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7520-0447-1 (9780752004471)
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William Dennis Park
Documentary Evidence
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12/2000
7th Edition
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William Dennis Park
Documentary Evidence
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05/1995
5th Edition
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Content
Documents emanating from the client. Documents of the opposing party. Documents in the possession of a third party. Documents created for the purpose of the litigation. Basic principles. Procedures for discovery. Legal professional privilege. Waiver of legal professional privilege. Other grounds of privilege. The use of documents produced on discovery. Power of investigation. After discovery. Admissions and agreements of documents. The Civil Evidence Acts. Other sources of documentary evidence at trial. Documents for trial obtained from third parties. Proof and admissibility of documents. Particular problems of proof and admissibility. Appendices.