Cross on evidence / J.D. Heydon.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis, 2024

14th Australian edition

201049

Evidence (Law) -- Australia.

1. Introduction

2. Facts which Need not be Proved by Evidence

3. Estoppels

4. The Burden of Proof and Presumptions

5. Degrees of Proof

6. The Functions of Judge and Jury

7. The Competence and Compellability of Witnesses

8. Corroboration

9. The Course of Evidence

10. Character and Credibility

11. Similar Fact Evidence

12. Evidence by Accused Persons

13. Privilege

14. Public Interest

15. Opinion

16. The Rule against Hearsay

17. The Rule against Hearsay: Principal Exceptions at Common Law

18. The Rule against Hearsay: Statutory Exceptions

19. The Doctrine of Res Gestae

20. Documentary Evidence

21. Proof of Frequently Recurring Matters.

The fourteenth edition of Cross on Evidence is written by the Honourable J D Heydon KC. This edition provides a detailed and authoritative analysis of the rules of the law of evidence in Australia. It contains explicit statements of doctrine together with an exposition of the principles underlying the various rules. It is the only significant Australian text which covers the entirety of the law of evidence in Australia, both in the uniform jurisdictions and the states which have separate regimes. Features: Authoritative text on the law of evidence ; Covers civil and criminal law of evidence in all Australian jurisdictions ; Outlines both the detail of the law and the principles on which it rests. - Publisher's website.

Previous edition: 2021

Includes bibliographic references and index.

9780409359367

cclxxi, 1715 pages ; 25 cm