Sopinka, Lederman & Bryant: The Law of Evidence in Canada 5th Edition

This new edition of the seminal work offers current and in-depth coverage of the Canadian law of evidence, and has been updated to include significant recent developments. It is the only major Canadian treatise with in-depth coverage of both civil and criminal evidence.

f your practice involves representing clients in civil or criminal litigation proceedings, Sopinka, Lederman & Bryant: The Law of Evidence in Canada 5th edition must figure prominently on your bookshelf. This new edition of the seminal work offers current and in-depth coverage of the Canadian law of evidence, and has been updated to include significant recent developments.

This go-to resource is written by former and current Superior Court Justices with decades of experience and the necessary expertise to guide practitioners, scholars and students through this complex and ever-changing area of the law.

• Understand and deal with issues such as illegally obtained evidence, confessions and corroboration
• Identify when witnesses will be competent and compellable to testify
• Conduct examinations and cross-examinations within the appropriate scope
• Gauge whether the burden and standard of proof have been met
• Recognize the existence and extent of privilege
• Understand the Supreme Court of Canada's continuing development and extension of the "Principled Approach" into virtually every facet of the law of evidence
• Gain insight into the admissibility of evidence in many different areas, including character evidence, hearsay evidence, similar fact evidence, opinion evidence and documentary evidence