| Description |
lxxx, 1164 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. An introduction to civil procedure -- 2. Early moves : services, process and interim measures -- 3. Parties and causes of action -- 4. Pleadings and particulars -- 5. Mistakes and amendments -- 6. Gathering the evidence before trial -- 7. Issues in police investigaiton -- 8. Arrents and bail -- 9. Confessions, and illegally and improperly obtained -- 10. Warrants -- 11. Search and seizure -- 12. Criminal pleadings -- 13. Privilege and public interest immunity -- 14. The defence, prosecution and criminal trial -- 15. Relevance -- 16. Burdens, standards and presumptions -- 17. The hearsay rule and its exceptions -- 18. Unreliable evidence in the criminal trial -- 19. The witness in court -- 20. Questioning one's own witness in court -- 21. Cross-examination and reopening -- 22. Tendency, coincidence and similar fact evidence -- 23. Character evidence -- 24. Evidence from outside the witness box -- 25. Opinion evidence and proof of prior decisions -- Index |
| Summary |
Provides an exposition and discussion of case law, legislation and rules relating to civil and criminal procedure and to evidence laws. This new edition has been radically changed to reflect the large body of recent case law and legislation in most of the areas covered |
| Analysis |
Evidence |
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Litigation |
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Trials |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed.: Sydney : Butterworths, 1988 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Conduct of court proceedings -- Australia.
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Evidence (Law) -- Australia.
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Procedure (Law) -- Australia.
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| Author |
Hunter, Jill B.
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| LC no. |
00001352 |
| ISBN |
0409312770 |
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