Law Notes and Materials

This mind map shows the role of judge and jury with regards to admissibility relying on case law and statute. It shows the case law that states the judge as "umpire" and what this means for their role in the court. The case law behind no case to answer is also shown.The detailed directions to the jury given by the judge is given. Lastly, the difficult question of judicial discretion and the basis on which they can exercise this discretion.

An extensive mind map showing key evidence terminology including opponent, proponent, adduce, exclude, probative value, documentary evidence, hearsay evidence, testimony, real evidence, relevant fact, collateral fact, fact in issue, prejudice, weight, relevance, conclusive, circumstantial evidence and direct evidence. All in one handy mind map!

First page: establishes who is eligible for a special measures direction according to statute and which factors are included in this. It then moves on to state what happens once eligibility is determined. Second page: this visually lists the types of special measures available for witnesses and which statutes/sections govern this. Third page: this shows which measures are available for the accused rather than witnesses and which conditions need to be met for these to apply. It also looks at the ...

This is my dissertation on assisted suicide and discusses whether the law is adequate in England and Wales using comparative jurisdictions Belgium and Oregon, USA. This earned me a 68 - high 2:1. It is well worth a read even just as a background for the subject.

A thorough, in depth and colour coded step by step for working out if something is a confession. Establishing if it is a confession, deciding if it should be admitted, what happens if there is a co-defendant, whether it should be excluded (s76 PACE) and if the confession can be relied upon.