Chapters
1. The Basic Concepts of the Law of Evidence
2. Admissions Dispensing with Proof
3. Adverse/Hostile Witnesses
4. Adverse Inferences
5. Certificate Evidence
6. Character Evidence
7. Child Witnesses
8. Collateral Facts Rule
9. Confessions and Admissions of Accused Persons and Civil Parties
10. Documentary Evidence
11. Exclusion of Evidence
12. Hearsay Evidence
13. Identification Evidence
14. Interpreters
15. Judicial Notice
16. Opinion Evidence
17. Post-occurrence or Post-offence Conduct Evidence
18. Prior Convictions
19. Privilege as an Evidentiary Rule
20. Real and Demonstrative Evidence
21. Reply Evidence
22. Similar Fact Evidence
23. Statements
24. Subpoenas
25. Technology Evidence
26. Views in a Trial
27. Voir Dires
28. Wiretap Evidence
Tables
Case Table
Statutes and Related Material Table
Index
Editorial Board
Mary T. Ainslie, KC — Crown Counsel—BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Robert S. Anderson, KC — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Nikos Harris, KC — Peter A. Allard School of Law, UBC/Peck and Company, Vancouver
The Honourable Justice Karen A. Horsman — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
The Honourable Judge Cassandra Malfair — BC Provincial Court, Prince George
Marilyn E. Sandford, KC — Ritchie Sandford McGowan Barristers, Vancouver
The Honourable Justice Peter M. Willcock — BC Court of Appeal, Vancouver
Authors
The Honourable Justice Wendy A. Baker — BC Supreme Court, Vancouver
Ryan Bernard — Dentons LLP, Vancouver
Sarah A. Bevan — Legal Services Branch—Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
The Honourable Justice Michael J. Brundrett — BC Supreme Court, Vancouver
Ryan Carrier — Crown Counsel—Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Sarah Chaster — Crown Counsel—BC Prosecution Service, Surrey
Lauren Chu — Crown Counsel—BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Jasmine Der — Dentons LLP, Vancouver
The Honourable Justice Joseph Doyle — BC Supreme Court, Vancouver
Janet A.M. Dickie — Crown Counsel—BC Prosecution Service, Surrey
Brian Duong — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Devin Eeg — Hunter Litigation Chambers, Vancouver
Bryan E. Fitzpatrick — Pushor Mitchell LLP, Kelowna
Meghan K. Forhan — Pender Litigation, Vancouver
Richard S. Fowler, KC — Fowler and Blok Criminal Defence Lawyers, Vancouver
Michael Gianacopoulos — Farris LLP, Vancouver
Brook J. Greenberg, KC — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver
John D. Hempstead — Deputy Regional Crown Counsel—BC Prosecution Service, Prince George
Annie C. Kaderly — Aaron Gordon Daykin Nordlinger LLP, Vancouver
The Honourable Justice Miriam A. Maisonville — BC Supreme Court, Vancouver
Paul T. McGivern, KC — Pacific Medical Law, Vancouver
Caroline E. Richardson — Crown Counsel—BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Matthew G. Scott — Crown Counsel—BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver
Daniel J. Song, KC — Pringle Law Criminal Defence, Vancouver
Matthew Stacey — Crown Counsel—BC Prosecution Service, Surrey
Kayla K. Strong — Nathanson Schachter & Thompson LLP, Vancouver
Alix Tolliday — Ritchie Sandford McGowan Barristers, Vancouver
Julian van der Walle — Julian van der Walle Law Corporation, Vernon
John Walker — Crown Counsel—Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver
Mark Wolf — Crown Counsel—BC Prosecution Service, Vancouver