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Cross on Evidence, 14th Edition

Name: Cross on Evidence, 14th Edition
Brand: LexisNexis Australia
SKU: 9780409359374
Price: 1566.00 HKD
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Author: The Honourable JD Heydon AC QC
ISBN: 9780409359374

By The Honourable JD Heydon AC QC

LexisNexis Australia December 2023

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9780409359374
Publisher: LexisNexis Australia
Publication: December 2023
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

The fourteenth edition of Cross on Evidence is written by the Honourable J D Heydon KC. This edition 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. It 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
• Outlines 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 The Honourable JD Heydon AC QC

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. After leaving the High Court in 2013, in 2014-2015 he served as the Commissioner of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. He has published a number of legal texts, including his first book The Restraint of Trade Doctrine, in 1971.

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