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Cross on Evidence, 11th edition

Cross on Evidence, 11th edition

Name: Cross on Evidence, 11th edition
Brand: LexisNexis Australia
SKU: 9780409345940
Price: 1215.00 HKD
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Author: J.D. Heydon
ISBN: 9780409345940

By J.D. Heydon

LexisNexis Australia August 2017

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780409345940
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
Publication: August 2017
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Now in its eleventh edition, this prestigious text, written by the Honourable J D Heydon AC QC, provides a detailed and authoritative analysis of the rules of the law of evidence in Australia. It contains explicit statements of doctrine together with an exposition of the principles underlying the various rules. This edition is fully up to date and is the only significant Australian text which covers the entirety of the law of evidence in Australia, both in the uniform jurisdictions and the states which have separate regimes.

Features

Authoritative text on the law of evidence
Covers civil and criminal law of evidence in all Australian jurisdictions
States both the detail of the law and the principles on which it rests

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Facts which Need not be Proved by Evidence
Chapter 3 – Estoppels
Chapter 4 – The Burden of Proof and Presumptions
Chapter 5 – Degrees of Proof
Chapter 6 – The Functions of Judge and Jury
Chapter 7 – The Competence and Compellability of Witnesses
Chapter 8 – Corroboration
Chapter 9 – The Course of Evidence
Chapter 10 – Character and Credibility
Chapter 11 – Similar Fact Evidence
Chapter 12 – Evidence by Accused Persons
Chapter 13 – Privilege
Chapter 14 – Public Interest
Chapter 15- Opinion
Chapter 16 – The Rule against Hearsay
Chapter 17 – The Rule against Hearsay: Principal Exceptions at Common Law
Chapter 18 – The Rule against Hearsay: Statutory Exceptions
Chapter 19 – The Doctrine of Res Gestae
Chapter 20 – Documentary Evidence
Chapter 21 – Proof of Frequently Recurring Matters

About the Author

The Honourable J D Heydon AC QC is a former Justice of the High Court of Australia. He was appointed to the Court in February 2003, after having been a Judge of the New South Wales Court of Appeal since 2000.

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