Witness preparation, presentation, and assessment

Part I Witness preparation

1. Practical and ethical considerations in witness preparation
2. Witness competence, compellability, and privilege
3. Vulnerable and child witnesses
4. The uncooperative and discreditable witness
5. Preparing the expert witness

Part II Witness presentation

        6. Presenting a witness
        7. Presenting the difficult witness
        8. Cross-examining the witness
        9. Abiding by the rule in Browne v Dunn
       10. Presenting lay opinion evidence
       11. Presenting expert opinion evidence
       12. Police witnesses
       13. The vulnerable or child witness

Part III Assessing the credibility of witnesses

       14. The obligation to assess the value of witness testimony
       15. Reliability as a factor of credibility
       16. Veracity as a factor of credibility
       17. Articulating the analysis: the sufficiency of reasons
       18. The reliability and credibility checklist