Publisher's Synopsis
Increasing emphasis on the study of the law of evidence, both at degree and professional level, reflects the subject's crucial importance to all litigation. This edition of the sourcebook has been extensively rewritten to take account of major statutory developments and new cases.;Part 1 sets out extracts from leading cases together with the author's commentary and brief resumes of further important decisions. Reference is made to a number of persuasive Commonwealth authorities.;Part 2 contains the relevant sections of all important statutes, annotated by the author. Part 3 reproduces a selection of the most useful provisions of the Rules of the Supreme Court, County Court and Magistrates Court.;This volume is considered a leading source of all the primary material students will require for their courses, whether reading for a law degree or for the Bar.
