The law of evidence in Canada
By: Sidney N. Lederman (formerly of the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario), Alan W. Bryant (formerly of the Superior Court of Justice for Ontario), Michelle K. Fuerst (Superior Court of Justice for Ontario)
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: LexisNexis Canada Inc.
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1547
ISBN-13: 9780433493624
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Evidence (Law)
Other titles: Sopinka, Lederman & Bryant :
Description: "[This book offers] 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."--
Notes: First edition authored by John Sopinka.

Includes table of cases.

Includes table of legislation.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foundational principles of evidence and the importance of evidentiary rulings in context; title: Types of evidence and conditions for the receipt of evidence; title: Evidential burden and burden of proof; title: Presumptions; title: Standards of proof; title: Hearsay; title: Self-serving evidence; title: Confessions; title: Illegally obtained evidence; title: Character evidence; title: Similar fact evidence; title: Opinion evidence; title: Competence and compellability of witnesses; title: Privilege; title: Public interest immunity; title: The examination of witnesses; title: Corroboration; title: Documentary evidence; title: Rules dispensing with or facilitating proof.