The Portable Guide to Evidence 2nd ed

Compact and easily referenced, The Portable Guide to Evidence, 2nd edition uses excerpts from Canadian court decisions to provide a comprehensive review of the law of evidence. Offering a quick refresher when evidentiary arguments arise unexpectedly, together with compelling authority for use in argument, this book is an indispensable tool for litigation counsel.

Now in its second edition, The Portable Guide to Evidence has been updated to include new commentary and case law while maintaining the features of size and ease-of-use that make it an indispensable courtroom tool.

Highlights of the book include:-

• The latest leading Supreme Court of Canada decisions dealing with evidentiary issues such as the right to silence and inferences of guilt, compellability under the terrorism provision of the Criminal Code, the hearsay rule, and the proper treatment of Aboriginal oral history
• Updated commentary and chapter headings organized around the types of evidentiary objections often raised by counsel in court, in chambers and before administrative tribunals
• Direct quotes and excerpts from leading cases to explain basic principles of evidence law