The law of witnesses and evidence in Canada

Record Type:

Record Type: Book Book

KN390.2.M48A1

Thomson Reuters Canada

2019

Revised edition

Sankoff, Peter

Please see the attached PDF file below for a detailed listing of the table of contents2025 - Release 1Volume 1Chapter 1 - Foundational Principles in the Law of EvidenceChapter 2 - Relevance and AdmissibilityChapter 3 - Types of ProofChapter 4 - Burde...

Please see the attached PDF file below for a detailed listing of the table of contents

2025 - Release 1

Volume 1

• Chapter 1 - Foundational Principles in the Law of Evidence
• Chapter 2 - Relevance and Admissibility
• Chapter 3 - Types of Proof
• Chapter 4 - Burdens of Proof and Presumptions
• Chapter 5 - Out of Court Preparation of Witnesses
• Chapter 6 - Competence and Compellability
• Chapter 7 - Witness Testimony: Evidentiary Rules
• Chapter 8 - Compelling Attendance
• Chapter 9 - Witness Misconduct: Refusing to Give Evidence or Committing Perjury
• Chapter 10 - Absent Witnesses
• Chapter 11 - Examining Your Own Witness
• Chapter 12 - Cross-Examination of an Opposing Witness
• Chapter 13 - Problematic Witnesses: Corroboration and Vetrovec Warnings

Volume 2

• Chapter 14 - Hearsay
• Chapter 15 - Character Evidence
• Chapter 16 - Opinion Evidence and The Expert Witness
• Chapter 17 - Privilege
• Chapter 18 - Public Interest Immunity
• Chapter 19 - Confessions and Other Protected Statements
• Chapter 20 - Improperly Obtained Evidence
• Chapter 21 - The Protection of the Witness
• Chapter 22 - Witnesses Before Parliament
• Table of cases

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Attached Documents:

• the Law of Witnesses and Evidence 2025 Table of Contents.pdf