Posts tagged ‘evidence’
Requirements for PCLL Conversion Examinations
Information Package (January 2012) Information in this document applies to the Conversion Examinations that will be held in June 2012. Please note that the information in relation to Conversion Examinations that will be held after June 2012 is only advisory. This document will be updated regularly. Applicants who plan to take Conversion Examinations after June [...]
Reading List for Evidence
Texts Simon N. M. Young, Hong Kong Evidence Casebook, Sweet & Maxwell (Asia), 2004 (ISBN 962 661 264 9) Butterworths Hong Kong Evidence Law Handbook 2nd Edition. 2005. LexisNexis/Butterworths (ISBN 962 8855 56 5) Cross on Evidence, Wellington:LexisNexis NZ, 2005 Colin Tapper, Cross and Tapper on Evidence, Oxford University Press, 12th Edition 2010 Sources Evidence [...]
Syllabus for Evidence
1. Introduction Principal items and classification of evidence Relevance Admissibility Best evidence rule Probativeness and prejudice Judicial discretion to exclude 2. Burden and standard of Proof Legal burdens Evidential burden Criminal standard of proof Civil standard of proof 3. Proof without evidence Presumptions Judicial notice Formal admissions 4. Division of functions between judge and jury [...]