Key facts evidence
By: Emma Washbourne
Series: Key facts; Key facts
Publisher: Hodder Education
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781444128567; 9781444118629
Subjects: Legal Services; Judicial Branch; Civil Procedure; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Government; LAW; Evidence (Law)
Other titles: Evidence
Description: Key Facts is the essential revision series for anyone studying law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses. The Key Facts series provides the simplest and most effective way for you to absorb and retain the essential facts needed to pass your exams effortlessly. Key features include:. * Diagrams at the start of chapters to summarise the key points. * Structured heading levels to allow for clear recall of the main facts. * Charts and tables to break down more complex information. New to these editions is an improved text design making the books easier read and the facts easier.
Notes: Includes index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Book title; Contents; List of cases; Preface; CHAPTER 1 An Introduction to the Law of Evidence; CHAPTER 2 The burdens and standards of proof; CHAPTER 3 Testimony of witnesses; CHAPTER 4 Course of trial; CHAPTER 5 Corroboration, lies, care warnings and identification evidence; CHAPTER 6 Silence: drawing adverse inferences against the defendant; CHAPTER 7 Character and convictions; CHAPTER 8 Hearsay: The rule, exceptions under the Civil Evidence Act 1995 and at Common Law; CHAPTER 9 Statutory exceptions to the hearsay rule in criminal cases; CHAPTER 10 Confessions