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Evidence Concentrate
Law Revision and Study Guide
Second Edition
Maureen Spencer and John Spencer
216 pages
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209x157mm
978-0-19-960947-5
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Paperback
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05 January 2012
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- Provides all the information you need to revise for your evidence exam in an easy to use, compact format
- 'Looking for extra marks' and 'revision tip' features throughout provide specific advice on how to impress examiners and improve your marks
- End of chapter tables include all the essential cases, providing convenient access to detail when you need it most
- Content rigorously reviewed for accuracy
- Common pitfalls are highlighted to ensure you know how to avoid them
- A glossary of key terms provides useful definitions for students
- Accompanied by an Online Resource Centre which provides a full range of extra resources and activities designed to help you succeed in your evidence exams, including outline answers, self-test questions, and further exam advice
New to this edition - Updated coverage of vulnerable witnesses, including new legislation on witness anonymity
- Extended coverage of hearsay, including new and additional cases and examples
- New 'exam esssentials' section, offers specific advice on approaching evidence exams, linking topics together and answering assessment questions, as well as last minute tips for maxmising your performance.
Evidence Concentrate is a high quality revision guide which covers the main topics found on evidence courses. The clear, succinct coverage of key legal points, including key cases, enables students to quickly grasp the fundamental principles of this area of law. The book focusses on the needs of students to succeed in their exams, showing how legal rules fit together and the approach that should be adopted when answering questions.
Developed with students and lecturers, this invaluable guide includes a range of features designed to support and maximise your revision, including advice on improving your marks and quick-reference summaries of key academic debates and articles.
An Online Resource Centre also
accompanies this book (www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/orc/concentrate/), giving you access to the following resources:
- A diagnostic test entitled 'where do I need to concentrate?' to help you identify which topics you know best so you can plan your revision effectively
- Interactive flashcards of key cases to test your knowledge of case principles and names
- An interactive glossary to test your knowledge of key terminology
- Multiple choice questions to provide you with instant feedback to monitor your progress
- Outline answers to essay and problem questions
- Advice on revision and exam technique authored by renowned textbook writer and experienced examiner Nigel Foster, Professor of Law and Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the
University of BuckinghamReadership: Suitable for students studying modules on the law of evidence for the LLB or GDL.
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Maureen Spencer, Principal Lecturer in Law, Middlesex University, and John Spencer, Barrister, Law Reporter and Visiting Senior Lecturer in Law, Middlesex University
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Review(s) from previous edition
"Evidence Concentrate is an excellent revision guide for students of various abilities. It offers a clear and concise summary of the law whilst not being too simplistic. - Beverley Steventon, Head of Law, Coventry University
"Every law student serious about their grades should use a Concentrate. I would not revise without it." - Heather Walkden, Law student, University of Salford
"With a clear layout and an impressive array of tips, case boxes, and topic summaries, this guide aids both understanding and learning, and enables solid exam preparation in even the most difficult of subjects." - Rachel Seeley, Law student, University of Nottingham
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1: Introduction, principles and key concepts
2: Burden of proof and presumptions
3: Confessions and the defendant's silence
4: Improperly obtained evidence, other than confessions
5: Character evidence
6: Hearsay evidence
7: Competence and compellability, special measures
8: Issues in the course of trial
9: Opinion evidence
10: Public interest immunity
11: Privilege
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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