Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland

James Chalmers is Regius Professor of Law, University of Glasgow Margaret Ross is Vice Principal and Head of College of Law at the University of Aberdeen

Contents:
Chapter 1: Admissibility and Relevancy of Evidence; Chapter 2: Burden of Proof; Chapter 3: Proof – Presumptions; Chapter 4: Standard of Proof - Differences between Averment and Proof; Chapter 5: Sufficiency of Evidence; Chapter 6: Circumstantial Evidence - Examples of its Nature and Effect; Chapter 7: Relevancy of Evidence - Character and Collateral Issues; Chapter 8: Hearsay; Chapter 9: Admissibility of Evidence of Extra-Judicial Admissions and Confessions; Chapter 10: Confidentiality; Chapter 11: Proof - Where Evidence is Excluded; Chapter 12: Oral Evidence – General; Chapter 13: Oral Evidence - Specialities of Witnesses; Chapter 14: Evidence on Commission; Chapter 15: Affidavits, Reports and Dying Depositions; Chapter 16: Opinion Evidence; Chapter 17: Access to Witnesses and Securing Their Attendance; Chapter 18: Real Evidence; Chapter 19: Public and Official Documents; Chapter 20: Proof of Terms of Documents Not Produced; Chapter 21: Recovery and Production of Documents; Chapter 22: Requirements of Writing for Self-Proving or Probative Deeds; Chapter 23: Matters that Required Writing for their Constitution and Proof before 1 August 1995; Chapter 24: Informal Writings before 1 August 1995 in Commercial Matters and in Proof of Obligations Generally; Chapter 25: Proof of Actings to Perfect Proof of Obligations - Personal Bar, Rei Interventus and Homologation; Chapter 26: Evidence Extrinsic to Writings; Chapter 27: Proof in Family Actions; Chapter 28: Proof in Proceedings Concerning Children - Public Law.