Marsden Law Book

This book provides a balance between analytical discussion of the principles and the practical application of the law and includes numerous illustrations and practice-related situations for this purpose.It offers students an intensely detailed and integrated portrait of the litigation process (including procedure and advocacy) and is therefore a vital source of reference for their studies.

This book recognises that this subject is particularly difficult primarily because of the difficulties inherent in the Evidence Act (a significant part of which remains in the state it was enacted in 1893), and the tension between this statute and the constantly developing common law. No effort is spared in tackling these problems and examining all applicable sources of law. This highly successful publication has already sold thousands of copies in the course of the first six editions. Since the 6th Edition of Evidence and the Litigation Process, there have been developments that affected almost every area of the Law of Evidence in all proceedings.

This Edition Covers:

• Important statutory reforms affecting civil and criminal proceedings, as introduced by the Evidence (Amendment) Act 2018 and Criminal Justice Reform Act 2018, Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 2019 and related statutory sources and regulations
• Case law developments concerning expert evidence, burdens of proof, standards of proof, hearsay, character and similar fact evidence, witness examination, modes of presenting evidence, evidence by video link, presentation of exhibits, the court’s discretion to exclude evidence, ancillary hearings to determine the admissibility of statements, voluntariness and reliability, presumptions of law, legal advice privilege, litigation privilege, privilege as between entities and their in-house counsel, marital privilege, without prejudice privilege, State privilege, DNA evidence and the process for agreeing to the use of documents in civil proceedings.

Butterworths Hong Kong Evidence Law Handbook is a detailed work of reference containing up-to-date materials on the Evidence Ordinance ( Cap 8 ), the legislation governing the law of evidence in Hong Kong.

The Handbook reproduces the text of the Evidence Ordinance ( Cap 8 ) as is currently in force, together with details on all amendments and repeals to each section.

The Handbook also provides section-by-section annotations to the Ordinance. The annotations, which have been adopted from The Annotated Ordinances of Hong Kong series are succinct and easy to read. They include significant judicial decisions, rules of court as well as notes ranging from definition of words and phrases to discussion on practical aspects and contentious issues relating to particular sections and other authoritative materials. Furthermore, the annotations are fully cross-referenced, and the Handbook comes with comprehensive tables of cases and legislation referred to.

This Handbook sets out all the information that is ever likely to be needed on the Ordinance and will be an invaluable source of reference for lawyers, state prosecutors, police officers, academics, students and all others who are engaged or interested in the law of evidence in Hong Kong.