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Table of Statutory Instruments |
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Table of Codes, Codes of Practice, and Practice Directions |
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1 | (7) |
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Truth and the fact-finding process |
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2 | (1) |
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The development of the law |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (49) |
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8 | (1) |
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Facts open to proof or disproof |
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9 | (2) |
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The varieties of evidence |
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11 | (12) |
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Relevance and admissibility |
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23 | (9) |
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32 | (2) |
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The functions of the judge and jury |
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34 | (13) |
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47 | (6) |
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Proof of birth, death, age, convictions and acquittals |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (2) |
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3 Evidence obtained by illegal or unfair means |
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57 | (27) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (20) |
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81 | (3) |
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4 The burden and standard of proof |
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84 | (39) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (19) |
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The legal burden in civil cases |
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104 | (2) |
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The incidence of the evidential burden |
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106 | (4) |
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110 | (9) |
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Discharging the evidential burden |
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119 | (1) |
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The burden and standard of proof in a trial within a trial |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (50) |
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123 | (1) |
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Competence and compellability |
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124 | (14) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (2) |
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The time at which evidence should be adduced |
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142 | (4) |
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146 | (3) |
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Witnesses in criminal cases |
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149 | (21) |
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Witness training and witness familiarization |
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170 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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173 | (30) |
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173 | (1) |
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Young and vulnerable witnesses |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (8) |
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Previous consistent or self-serving statements |
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184 | (12) |
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Unfavourable and hostile witnesses |
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196 | (5) |
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201 | (2) |
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7 Cross-examination and re-examination |
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203 | (35) |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (31) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (2) |
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8 Corroboration and care warnings |
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238 | (23) |
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238 | (2) |
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Corroboration required by statute |
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240 | (3) |
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243 | (17) |
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260 | (1) |
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9 Visual and voice identification |
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261 | (23) |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (10) |
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Visual identification by the jury |
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273 | (1) |
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Evidence of analysis of films, photographs and images |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (4) |
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279 | (3) |
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282 | (2) |
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10 Documentary and real evidence |
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284 | (18) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (11) |
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296 | (5) |
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301 | (1) |
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11 Hearsay in criminal cases |
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302 | (64) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (2) |
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Admissibility of hearsay under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 |
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305 | (1) |
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The statutory scheme and Art 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights |
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306 | (7) |
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The meaning of hearsay in the Criminal Justice Act 2003: the distinction between hearsay and original evidence |
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313 | (3) |
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The meaning of hearsay in the Criminal Justice Act 2003: `statements' and `matters stated' |
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316 | (10) |
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Tactics used to evade the hearsay rule |
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326 | (1) |
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Cases where a witness is unavailable |
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326 | (9) |
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Business and other documents |
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335 | (4) |
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Admissibility in the interests of justice |
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339 | (5) |
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Previous inconsistent statements of witnesses |
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344 | (1) |
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Other previous statements of witnesses |
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345 | (4) |
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349 | (2) |
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351 | (8) |
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359 | (2) |
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Evidence by video recording |
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361 | (1) |
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Expert evidence: preparatory work |
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361 | (1) |
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362 | (1) |
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Written statements under s 9 of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 |
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363 | (1) |
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Depositions of vulnerable children and young persons under s 43 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (2) |
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12 Hearsay admissible by statute in civil proceedings |
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366 | (21) |
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366 | (1) |
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367 | (1) |
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Admissibility of hearsay under the Civil Evidence Act 1995 |
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368 | (6) |
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374 | (5) |
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Proof of statements contained in documents |
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379 | (3) |
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Evidence formerly admissible at common law |
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382 | (4) |
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386 | (1) |
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386 | (1) |
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13 Hearsay admissible at common law |
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387 | (19) |
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387 | (1) |
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Statements in public documents |
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388 | (4) |
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392 | (1) |
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393 | (1) |
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393 | (3) |
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Statements forming part of the res gestae |
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396 | (9) |
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405 | (1) |
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406 | (45) |
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406 | (1) |
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407 | (14) |
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The discretion to exclude |
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421 | (13) |
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434 | (4) |
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438 | (5) |
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Statements made in the presence of the accused |
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443 | (4) |
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Facts discovered in consequence of inadmissible confessions |
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447 | (2) |
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449 | (2) |
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15 Adverse inferences from an accused's silence or conduct |
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451 | (33) |
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451 | (1) |
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452 | (25) |
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Inferences from refusal to consent to the taking of samples |
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477 | (1) |
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Inferences from failure to provide advance disclosure of the defence case |
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478 | (4) |
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482 | (2) |
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16 Evidence of character: evidence of character in civil cases |
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484 | (5) |
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484 | (1) |
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Character in issue or relevant to a fact in issue |
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485 | (1) |
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Evidence of the disposition of the parties towards good conduct |
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485 | (1) |
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Evidence of the disposition of the parties towards bad conduct |
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486 | (2) |
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Character relevant to credit |
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488 | (1) |
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488 | (1) |
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17 Evidence of character: evidence of the good character of the accused |
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489 | (14) |
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489 | (1) |
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490 | (1) |
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The direction to the jury |
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490 | (3) |
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The meaning of `good character' and the entitlement to the direction |
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493 | (7) |
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Other issues relating to good character directions |
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500 | (2) |
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502 | (1) |
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18 Evidence of character: evidence of bad character in criminal cases |
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503 | (79) |
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503 | (1) |
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504 | (7) |
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Evidence of the bad character of a person other than the defendant |
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511 | (8) |
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Evidence of the bad character of the defendant |
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519 | (51) |
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570 | (7) |
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Other provisions governing the admissibility of evidence of bad character |
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577 | (2) |
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579 | (3) |
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19 Experts and opinion evidence |
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582 | (40) |
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582 | (1) |
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The general rule and the two exceptions |
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583 | (1) |
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584 | (34) |
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Non-expert opinion evidence |
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618 | (2) |
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620 | (2) |
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622 | (36) |
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622 | (1) |
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The development of the modern law |
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623 | (4) |
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The scope of exclusion on grounds of public policy |
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627 | (17) |
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644 | (13) |
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657 | (1) |
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658 | (44) |
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658 | (1) |
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659 | (1) |
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The privilege against self-incrimination |
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660 | (11) |
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Legal professional privilege |
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671 | (24) |
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Without prejudice negotiations |
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695 | (6) |
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701 | (1) |
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22 Judgments as evidence of the facts upon which they were based |
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702 | (16) |
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702 | (1) |
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The principle of Hollington v Hewthorn & Co Ltd |
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703 | (1) |
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704 | (6) |
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710 | (8) |
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23 Proof of facts without evidence |
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718 | (28) |
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718 | (1) |
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719 | (18) |
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737 | (6) |
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743 | (2) |
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745 | (1) |
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