Includes index.

Contents : 1.Introduction -- 2.Relevance, admissibility and weight of evidence -- 3.Matters not requiring proof / burden of proof -- 4.Presumption -- Legal issue estoppel -- 5. Trial by judge and jury --The functions of judge and jury :general rule -- Criminal prosecutions : duty of the judge -- Duty of the jury -- Exceptions to the general rule -- Foreign law -- Reasonableness -- Facts affecting the admissibility of evidence -- Determining the burden of proof -- Judicial control of the jury -- Withdrawal of an issue from the jury -- Exclusion of admissible evidence -- 6. Witnesses: General and historical overview -- 7. Procedural issues relating to witnesses -- 8. Evidence of character -- 9. Privilege : general introduction -- 10. Hearsay evidence -- 11. Documentary evidence -- 12. Public policy -- 13. Opinion evidence : general rule.