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Sopinka, Lederman & Bryant - The Law of Evidence in Canada, 3rd Edition

Introducing the New Edition of Canada s Leading Work on Evidence Stay up-to-date on evidentiary issues with Sopinka, Lederman & Bryant - The Law of Evidence in Canada , 3 rd Edition . Cited as authoritative by appellate courts throughout Canada , it is the only major Canadian treatise with in-depth coverage of both civil and criminal evidence. ...



Publisher: LexisNexis Canada
Country: Canada
Format: Hardcover Book
Publication Language: English
ISBN: 9780433456780
Publication Date: 2009-06-30
 
Price: $370.00
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    Introducing the New Edition of Canada's Leading Work on Evidence

    Stay up-to-date on evidentiary issues with Sopinka, Lederman&; Bryant - The Law of Evidence in Canada, 3rd Edition. Cited as authoritative by appellate courts throughout Canada, it is the only major Canadian treatise with in-depth coverage of both civil and criminal evidence. This new edition includes all significant changes to the law of evidence over the past decade.

    Anticipate and Respond to Evidentiary Issues at Trial and On Appeals

    This book will assist you to:

    • Understand and deal with such issues as illegally obtained evidence, confessions, and corroboration
    • Identify when witnesses will be competent and compellable to testify
    • Examine and cross-examine witnesses within the appropriate scope
    • Determine whether the burden and standard of proof have been met
    • Recognize the existence of privilege
    • Rule on the admissibility of evidence in many different categories, including character evidence, similar fact evidence, opinion evidence, and documentary evidence

    Features and Benefits

    • Recent appellate law added to all 19 chapters for maximum currency
    • Substantially revised and expanded chapters on such subjects as opinion evidence, confessions, and hearsay
    • Expert commentary from an author team with many years of experience on both sides of the bench
    • Numbered paragraphs to facilitate precise cross-referencing
    • Detailed table of contents for each chapter to help you quickly locate relevant information

    Analysis of Controversial and Emerging Issues

    • When will evidence obtained through a Charter violation be excluded?
    • When can a non-expert witness give an opinion or draw an inference?
    • How does the principle against self-incrimination inform the right to silence and the common law confessions rule?
    • What are the exceptions to the hearsay rule - and what is the scope of each exception?
    • In what circumstances can solicitor and client privilege be invoked?
    • When is similar fact evidence admissible in either criminal or civil cases?

    A Convenient, Portable Reference For

    • Civil litigators and criminal practitioners seeking criteria and guidance for different types of evidence, witnesses, and testimony
    • Judges who need the latest appellate case law and expert commentary on the admissibility of evidence across a wide range of categories
    • Law students who need an overview of fundamental evidentiary concepts pertaining to both civil and criminal evidence
    • Libraries within law firms that practise both civil and criminal law

    Chapter 1: Foundational Principles of Evidence and the Importance of Evidentiary Rulings in Context
    Chapter 2: Types of Evidence and Conditions for the Receipt of Evidence
    Chapter 3: Evidential Burden and Burden of Proof
    Chapter 4: Presumptions
    Chapter 5: Standards of Proof
    Chapter 6: Hearsay
    Chapter 7: Self-Serving Evidence
    Chapter 8: Confessions
    Chapter 9: Illegally Obtained Evidence
    Chapter 10: Character Evidence
    Chapter 11: Similar Fact Evidence
    Chapter 12: Opinion Evidence
    Chapter 13: Competence and Compellability of Witnesses
    Chapter 14: Privilege
    Chapter 15: Public Interest Immunity
    Chapter 16: The Examination of Witnesses
    Chapter 17: Corroboration
    Chapter 18: Documentary Evidence
    Chapter 19: Rules Dispensing With or Facilitating Proof

     

    The Honourable Mr. Justice Alan W. Bryant, The Honourable Mr. Justice Sidney N. Lederman & The Honourable Madam Justice Michelle K. Fuerst


    The Honourable Mr. Justice Sidney N. Lederman of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was a Partner in the Toronto office of Stikeman Elliott LLP and head of its litigation department prior to his elevation to the Bench in 1994. He was also a Professor of Evidence Law at Osgoode Hall Law School and served as President of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

    The Honourable Mr. Justice Alan W. Bryant of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was a Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario and Counsel to McCarthy Tétrault LLP, where he practised civil, criminal, and regulatory litigation prior to his appointment to the Bench.

    The Honourable Madam Justice Michelle Fuerst of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice was a Certified Specialist in criminal law, who practised criminal and quasi-criminal litigation before her appointment to the Bench. She taught advanced evidence as an adjunct member of the faculty at Osgoode Hall Law School, and served as a President of the Criminal Lawyers’ Association.

     

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