Evidence Exam Notes (Distinction)

Description

Areas covered: Oral evidence: - Character evidence - Propensity - Opinion - Unreliable testimony (ID and corroboration) - Hearsay - Admissions/confessions Documentary evidence Real Evidence Essay topics: - Burden of proof - Common law presumptions - Assessment of damages in tort cases - Examination of the witness - Court's power to dispense with formal proof - Undercover agents and entrapment - Derivative evidence which confirms involuntary or unlawfully obtained confessions My approach to exams is to enter as pre-prepared as possible. My notes are in a format that will allow you to fill in the blanks with the facts after reading the exam question. They are structured so that you will cover everything required in each question, as well as different possible answers. They are also as short as possible, to save you wasting precious exam time flipping though pages. It is recommended that you use these notes to form the basis of your own exam notes.