Phipson on Evidence Mainwork & Supplement
Sweet & Maxwell (Publisher)
17th Edition
Published on 12. December 2012
Book
Hardback
1856 pages
978-0-414-02413-7 (ISBN)
Description
The leading work on civil and criminal evidence, Phipson on Evidence:
Examines in detail all aspects of the complex principles and procedures which make up the law of evidence
Covers every area of the subject in depth, so that the work can be relied upon to solve even the most complex questions relating to evidence
Takes into account the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and subsequent legislation passed in the five years since the previous edition was published
Provides a one-stop source of information, bringing the work completely up-to-date in its coverage of all recent developments in case law and legislation
Deals with the fundamental changes to the rules of hearsay and character introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003
Covers both civil and criminal evidence
Considers the complex mix of rules, principles and practice in a depth that is the envy of its competitors
Phipson on Evidence is part of the Common Law Library. To see all the common law library titles visit http://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/common-law-library.
Examines in detail all aspects of the complex principles and procedures which make up the law of evidence
Covers every area of the subject in depth, so that the work can be relied upon to solve even the most complex questions relating to evidence
Takes into account the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and subsequent legislation passed in the five years since the previous edition was published
Provides a one-stop source of information, bringing the work completely up-to-date in its coverage of all recent developments in case law and legislation
Deals with the fundamental changes to the rules of hearsay and character introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003
Covers both civil and criminal evidence
Considers the complex mix of rules, principles and practice in a depth that is the envy of its competitors
Phipson on Evidence is part of the Common Law Library. To see all the common law library titles visit http://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/common-law-library.
More details
Edition
17th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-414-02413-7 (9780414024137)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
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 privilege
Facts excluded by public policy
Loss and abuse of privilege
The implied undertaking
The rule against hearsay
Hearsay in civil proceedings
Hearsay in criminal proceedings
Resgestae and certain other exceptions to the hearsay rule in criminal proceedings
Common law exceptions to the rule against hearsay: evidence of reputation or family tradition;
published works; public information; bankers' books; ancient documents
Opinion and expert evidence
Statistical and survey evidence
Restrictions on the right to silence: introduction
Confessions
Statements in the presence, and documents in the possession, of a party
Agency, partnership, companies common purpose, acting in a capacity
Judicial discretion to admit or exclude evidence
Probates, verdicts, awards, inquisitions, pleadings, writs and depositions in former trials
Authorship, copies and execution
Exclusion of extrinsic evidence to substitute, contradict, vary, or interpret documents
Judgments
Appendix
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 privilege
Facts excluded by public policy
Loss and abuse of privilege
The implied undertaking
The rule against hearsay
Hearsay in civil proceedings
Hearsay in criminal proceedings
Resgestae and certain other exceptions to the hearsay rule in criminal proceedings
Common law exceptions to the rule against hearsay: evidence of reputation or family tradition;
published works; public information; bankers' books; ancient documents
Opinion and expert evidence
Statistical and survey evidence
Restrictions on the right to silence: introduction
Confessions
Statements in the presence, and documents in the possession, of a party
Agency, partnership, companies common purpose, acting in a capacity
Judicial discretion to admit or exclude evidence
Probates, verdicts, awards, inquisitions, pleadings, writs and depositions in former trials
Authorship, copies and execution
Exclusion of extrinsic evidence to substitute, contradict, vary, or interpret documents
Judgments
Appendix