An Introduction to The Law of Evidence Welcome to the free Evidence materials on Insite Law. Starting today, I will be publishing detailed materials on Evidence with my book and will be providing comment on developments and cases as they arise during the coming year. I hope you enjoy using the free materials and find them helpful. 18th September 2009   Solomon Salako

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Index

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A

 

Abuse of process .................................................................. 49, 54, 248, 249

 

Accountants ..................................................................................... 147, 148

Admissibility ................................................................................................ 13

 

Anderson, T ................................................................................................. 2

 

Archbold ...................................................................................................... 9

 

Ashworth, A ............................................................................. 4, 16, 28, 238

 

Azzopardi, JH ............................................................................................. 110

 

B

 

Baker, RW ..................................................................................................... 6

 

Bankers ...................................................................................................... 76

 

Bass, E ..................................................................................................... 157

 

Bentham, J ......................................................................................... 1, 9, 12

 

Best Evidence rule ................................................................................... 1, 6

 

Best, WM 1, 9, 12, 14, 14, 42, 77, 170, 181

 

Beyleveld, .................................................................................................. 34

 

Birch, D .................................................................... 28, 59, 75, 87, 113, 210

 

Birkinshaw, P ............................................................................................ 131

 

Blackstone, W ............................................................................................ 56

 

Blake, M ....................................................................................................... 4

 

Bocchino, AJ ............................................................................................. 158

 

Bronitt, S .................................................................................................... 81

 

Burden of proof

The two burdens ....................................................... 20

Burden of proof in civil cases ........................................ 21

reverse burden .......................................................... 29

Burden of proof in criminal cases ................................. 22

The Human Rights Act 1998 and the burden of proof ........ 29

 

C

 

Campbell-Tiech, A .................................................................................... 220

 

Carter, PB ................................................................................... 27, 217, 251

 

Character ................................................................................................. 166

 

Clayton, R ..................................................................................... 10, 98, 110

 

Competence and compellability ................................................................. 66

 

Cooke (Lord) .............................................................................................. 99

 

Cooper, S .................................................................................................. 105

 

Corroboration .............................................................................................. 80

 

‘Corroboration' by volume ........................................................................ 161

 

Criminal Evidence Act 1898 (as amended) ...................................... 167, 168

 

Cross, R ................................................................. 2, 5, 11, 43, 78, 182, 188

 

Cross-examination ................................................................................... 156

 

D

 

Damaska, MR ......................................................................................... 2, 16

 

Davis, L .................................................................................................... 161

 

Dennis, IH .................................................................. 9, 66, 84, 87, 111, 232

 

Dickinson, B ............................................................................................... 10

 

doli incapax ............................................................................................. 8, 42

 

E

 

Edwards RA ................................................................................................. 32

 

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange Systems) ......................................... 7, 187

 

Elliott, DW ................................................................................................ 230

 

Estoppels

Introduction .............................................................. 52

Issue and cause of action estoppels .............................. 53

Matrimonial causes .................................................... 56

Autrefois acquit and autrefois convict ............................ 56

Issue estoppel in criminal cases .................................... 58

Estoppel by deed ....................................................... 63

Estoppel by conduct ................................................... 63

Estoppel by agreement ............................................... 64

Estoppel by representation .......................................... 64

Estoppel by negligence ................................................ 64

Reopening a final acquittal ............................................ 60

Tainted acquittal ......................................................... 59

 

European Convention on Human Rights ..................................................... 20

 

Evidence

Best .......................................................................... 6

Circumstantial ........................................................ 7, 12

Conclusive .................................................................. 8

Direct ........................................................................ 7

Documentary .............................................................. 7

Hearsay ..................................................................... 7

Inferior ...................................................................... 6

Manufactured ............................................................ 15

Oral ........................................................................... 7

Primary ...................................................................... 8

Prima facie ................................................................. 8

Real .......................................................................... 7

Secondary .................................................................. 8

Weight ..................................................................... 13

 

Examination-in-chief ................................................................................ 151

 

F

 

False-memory .................................................................................. 160-164

 

Feldman, D .......................................................................................... 10, 33

 

Field, D ...................................................................................................... 185

 

Formal admissions ..................................................................................... 47

 

Functions of the judge and jury .................................................................. 16

 

Friedman ................................................................................................. 238

 

G

 

Garner, BA .................................................................................................... 8

 

Gilbert, G ........................................................................................... 1, 8, 181

 

Glen, I ...................................................................................................... 161

 

Goldstein, E ............................................................................................. 210

 

Greenleaf, S ......................................................................................... 1, 2, 9

 

Griffiths , S ................................................................................................. 160

 

H

 

Hart, HLA .................................................................................................... 98

 

Hearsay

fons et origo ............................................................ 181

scope .................................................................... 182

in civil proceedings ................................................... 184

in criminal proceedings ............................................... 192

 

Heilbron Report .................................................................................. 66, 157

 

Heydon, JD ..................................................................................... 28, 40, 80

 

Hirst, M 9, 20

 

Hohfeld, WN .............................................................................................. 127

Holdsworth, WS ....................................................................................... 182

 

Hollington v Hewthorn (Rule in) ................................................................. 48

 

Hostile witness ........................................................................................ 155

 

Howard , MN ..................................................................................... 9, 77, 154

 

I

 

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 ............................ 61

 

J

Jacobstein, JM .............................................................................................. 8

 

Jennings , AF ............................................................................................. 238

 

Jervis, M ................................................................................................... 161

 

Jones, TH ................................................................................................... 23

 

Journalists ................................................................................................ 141

 

Judicial control of the jury .......................................................................... 17

 

Judicial discretion ....................................................................................... 19

 

Judicial notice ...................................................................................... 40, 43

 

Justice for All ..................................................................... 3, 60, 61, 168, 193

 

K

 

Keane, A .................................................................................................. 231

 

Kelly, L ..................................................................................................... 160

 

Kempees, P ........................................................................................ 10, 243

 

 

L

 

Leading questions .................................................................................... 151

 

Lees, S ..................................................................................................... 158

 

Legal professional privilege ...................................................................... 139

 

Leng, R ....................................................................................................... 74

 

Leigh, I ..................................................................................................... 131

 

Lewis, P ................................................................................................ 24, 32

 

Licensed conveyancers ............................................................................ 149

 

Ligertwood, A ............................................................................................. 93

 

Lustgarten, L ........................................................................................... 131

 

M

 

May, R ........................................................................................................ 82

 

McColgan, A ............................................................................................. 157

 

Mersey , RM ................................................................................................... 8

 

Mirfield, P ................................................................................ 28, 59, 87, 240

 

Morgan, D ................................................................................................. 110

 

Morgan, EM ........................................................................................... 2, 182

 

Morrison , CA ............................................................................................... 20

 

Multiplicity of issues ................................................................................... 14

 

Munday, R .......................................................................................... 59, 177

 

Murphy, P ................................................................................................. 7, 9

 

N

 

Nelson, W ................................................................................................. 1, 8

 

Newark , N ................................................................................................ 152

 

Nokes, GD ................................................................ 2, 5, 12, 47, 77, 80, 191

 

O

 

Odgers, SJ ................................................................................................ 212

 

Ockleton, M .......................................................................................... 28, 40

 

O'Neil, S ................................................................................................... 161

 

Opinion (Expert and Non-Expert) ..................................................... 226, 228

 

Ormerod, D ....................................................................................... 212, 226

 

P

 

Paulus ......................................................................................................... 20

 

Peake, T ............................................................................................ 1, 9, 181

 

Phipson On Evidence ........................................................................ 9, 37, 53

 

Pigot Report ................................................................................................ 66

 

Physicians and patients ............................................................................ 149

 

Priests and penitents ............................................................................... 148

 

Presumptions ............................................................................................. 40

 

Previous consistent statements .............................................................. 154

 

Previous inconsistent statements ........................................................... 156

 

Previous Conviction

In civil proceedings ..................................................... 48

In criminal cases ....................................................... 50

 

Privilege Against Self-Incrimination ............................................................ 92

 

Public interest immunity ........................................................................... 125

 

Public policy .............................................................................................. 124

 

R

 

Recovered – memory .............................................................................. 157

 

Re-examination ........................................................................................ 165

 

Refreshment of memory ......................................................... 152, 153, 154

 

Relevance .................................................................................................. 13

 

Remoteness ............................................................................................... 14

 

Repressed – memory .............................................................................. 160

 

Res gestae ........................................................................................ 211-218

 

Right to silence ........................................................................................ 100

 

Roberts, P ............................................................................................. 29, 59

 

Roskill Report ........................................................................................... 193

 

S

 

Salako, SE .................................................................... 3, 4, 36, 73, 187, 188

 

Samuels, A ............................................................................................... 152

 

Scotford, R ............................................................................................... 161

 

Scott's Report .......................................................................................... 131

 

Sexual history evidence ........................................................................... 157

 

Shorts, E .................................................................................................... 10

 

Similar Facts

In criminal proceedings ....................................... 170, 171

In civil proceedings .................................................... 179

 

Smith, JC ............................................................................................. 28, 208

 

Speaking Up For Justice ................................................................. 3, 67, 158

 

Spencer, JR ............................................................................................... 173

 

Standards of proof ...................................................................................... 36

Criminal cases .......................................................... 36

Civil cases ................................................................. 37

The third standard ...................................................... 38

 

Statements made without prejudice ....................................................... 150

 

Stephen, JF ............................................................. 1, 2, 6, 9, 21, 43, 93, 148

 

Stephenson, G ......................................................................................... 110

 

Stone, J ........................................................................................ 4, 188, 212

 

Sweeney, N ............................................................................................... 112

 

T

 

Tanford, JA ............................................................................................... 158

 

Tapper, C 59, 146, 179, 213

 

Taylor JP .......................................................................... 1, 9, 42, 69, 77, 181

 

Temkin, J .................................................................................. 158, 160, 210

 

Than, de (C.) .............................................................................................. 10

 

Thayer, JB ..................................................................................... 1, 9, 15, 20

 

Theobald, H ................................................................................................ 66

 

Tomlinson, H ........................................................................................ 10, 98

 

Tsunami ................................................................................................ 41, 42

 

Twining, W ....................................................................... 1, 2, 6, 16, 28, 114

 

U

 

Unfavourable witness ............................................................................... 155

 

W

 

Wallace, RMM .............................................................................................. 10

 

Wigmore, JH .................................................. 2, 9, 12, 13, 15, 170, 181, 188

 

Wilde, D .................................................................................................... 215

 

Williams, G ............................................................................................... 210

 

Wittgenstein, L ............................................................................................ 5

 

Z

 

Zander, M .................................................................................................. 111

 

Zuckerman, AAS ................................................................................ 28, 111