Law of Evidence (LLB undergraduate module)
Grounded revision for Law of Evidence (LLB undergraduate module): notes, verified MCQs and case flashcards across 8 syllabus topics. Every question and flashcard is grounded in a real briefed authority and checked against the corpus.
Syllabus
- Reasoning with EvidenceEvidence
Relevance and admissibility; probative value vs prejudicial effect · Burden and standard of proof (civil BOP / criminal BRD) · Presumption of innocence
- HearsayEvidence
Definition and rule; original evidence vs hearsay · CJA 2003 ss.114–136 statutory exceptions (UK) · Common law preserved exceptions
- Character Evidence and Bad CharacterEvidence
Defendant bad character gateways (CJA 2003 s.101) · Non-defendant bad character (s.100) · Propensity rule; similar fact / Makin two-limbed test
- Witnesses and TestimonyEvidence
Examination-in-chief, cross-examination, re-examination · Browne v Dunn fairness rule · Vulnerable and intimidated witnesses; special measures (YJCEA 1999)
- Confessions and Improperly Obtained EvidenceEvidence
PACE 1984 s.76 – confessions; oppression and unreliability · PACE 1984 s.78 – exclusion of unfair evidence · Entrapment; agent provocateur doctrine
- Eyewitness IdentificationEvidence
Turnbull guidelines (R v Turnbull 1977) · PACE Code D procedures (ID parades, video ID) · Psychological reliability of eyewitness memory
- Expert EvidenceEvidence
Admissibility threshold: necessity and qualification · Independence; duties to court · Mohan test (Canadian influence; academic comparative)
- Privilege and DisclosureEvidence
Privilege against self-incrimination; right to silence · Drawing inferences from silence (CJPOA 1994 ss.34–37) · Legal professional privilege
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What did the Court of Appeal hold in Johnson, R v regarding admission of bad character under CJA 2003 s.101(1)(d)?
[2019] EWCA Crim 1025 - A, R v
What is the 'substantial probative value' threshold under CJA 2003 s.100(1)(b) for non-defendant bad character?
[2020] EWCA Crim 1687 - Director of Public Prosecutions v Limen
What is the two-limbed rule for similar fact/propensity evidence as restated in DPP v Limen?
[2021] IESC 8
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