LAWS399 HD Evidence Law Summarised Notes

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LAWS399 HD Evidence Law Summarised Notes Achieved total mark of 85 (High Distinction). Consists of tables of legislations and case law for each topic of Evidence Law, for easier application to Hypothetical problems. Total Pages = 81 Topics Covered: 1. Relevance 2. Hearsay 2A. First-hand Hearsay Exception: i)Civil – Declarant Available or Declarant Not Available ii)Crim – Declarant Available or Declarant Not Available 2B. Contemporaneous Mind Hearsay Exception 2C. Other Hearsay Exceptions: i)Multiple Relevancy ii)Business Transaction Records Exception 3. Admissions 3A. Silence 3B. Denials by Parties (Exculpatory) 4. Admissions Exceptions: 4A. Related to Admissions 4B. First Hand 4C. Voluntary 4D. Reliability of Admissions 4E. Admissions made with Authority 4F. Oral Questioning 4G. Discretion to Exclude Admissions 5. Opinion Evidence 5A. Multiple Relevancy 5B. Can be Ultimate Issue 6. Opinion Exceptions: 6A. Lay Opinion 6B. ATSI 6C. Expert 6D. Discretion to Exclude 7. Tendency & Coincidence 7A. Tendency in Civil 7B. Tendency in Crim 7C. Coincidence in Civil 8. When Tendency/Coincidence Not Applicable 8A. Presumption of Continuance 8B. Single Transaction 8C. Relationship Evidence 9. Credibility Evidence 10. Exception to Credibility 10A. Q in Cross-Examination 10B. Rebutting Denials 10C. Expert Evidence 10D. Q in Re-Examination 10E. Previous Consistent Statement of W 11. Credibility of D in Criminal 11A. Character of D 11B. P or CO-D’s Rebuttal of character of D 12. Character of co-D