RAYMOND N. EMSON, LLM, Barrister, is a Lawyer in the Government Legal Service specialising in the criminal law and the law of criminal evidence. He also contributes on a part-time basis to the teaching of Evidence at King's College London, UK.

• IntroductionPreliminariesRelevance and AdmissibilityProof and PresumptionsThe Hearsay RuleThe TrialPrivilegeInferences from SilenceConfessions (and Informal Admissions)Evidence Obtained by Unlawful or Unfair MeansSafeguards against Unreliability and ErrorOpinion EvidenceExceptions to the Hearsay RuleHearsay in Civil ProceedingsThe Accused's CharacterExtraneous Sexual BehaviourDisclosure and Public Interest Immunity.