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Fundamental Concept
Mind map: Fundamental concept of evidence law
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Fundamental Concept
Relevance
- All relevant but not all admissible
- Strathore group v credit lyonnais 1994
- Ultimate test - Question has direct bearing
- M v HMA 2013
- Depends on connection with facts
- Direct evidence
- Facta probanda
- Indirect Evidence
- Facta probationais
- Bark v Scott 1954
- W. Alexander and son v dundee corp 1950 - road conditions
- Halliday v HMA 1999 - murder
- Facta probationais
Admissibility - Inadmissible
- Too remote - hearsay
- Unreliable - opinion
- Misleading
- Unfair to the accused
Sufficiency
- Legal test - enough evidence