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Uniform Evidence Law in Victoria

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780455231778 Author(s): Stephen Odgers Format: Paperback Year: 2013 Edition: 2nd Publisher: Thomson Reuters Dimensions: 0 x 0 x 0 (w x l x h)

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Description: Responding to Victorian practitioners' requests for a continued focus on the evidence law in their state, Stephen Odgers provides fresh analysis in Uniform Evidence Law in Victoria 2E. His authoritative commentary is complemented by customised and updated appendices prepared specifically for the Victorian reader. In the three years since the first edition, there have been many important appellate judgments. The following represent just some of the key matters considered in this new Victorian edition: business records and lay opinion evidence - Lithgow City Council v Jackson [2011] HCA 36; the meaning of 'credibility evidence' and of 'probative value' - Dupas v The Queen [2012] VSCA 328 (rejecting NSW authority); privilege against self incrimination: LGM & CAM [2011] FamCAFC 195; the likely effectiveness of jury directions to overcome unfair prejudice - Patel v The Queen [2012] HCA 29; excluding improperly or illegally obtained evidence - DPP v Marijancevic; DPP v Preece [2011] VSCA 355; the scope of 'unfair prejudice' - Aytugrul v The Queen [2012] HCA 15; extending 'Jones v Dunkel' inferences - Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd [2011] HCA 11; Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Hellicar [2012] HCA 17; the continuing importance of common law obligations to give warnings to juries - Greensill v The Queen [2012] VSCA 306; expert evidence: Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar [2011] HCA 21; and warnings about children'