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The Modern Law of Evidence 13e Student Resources is no longer available and it was replaced by The Modern Law of Evidence 14e.
Useful web links
The following is a list of websites providing free access to a wide range of materials relating to the law of evidence.
Advocate’s Gateway
http://www.theadvocatesgateway.org/
A variety of resources relating to vulnerable witnesses and defendants, including toolkits for case management and planning to question different types of vulnerable witness.
Attorney General’s Office
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office
A variety of announcements, publications, consultations, and statistics.
Australasian Legal Information Institute
http://www.austlii.edu.au/
Australian and international cases, legislation, and legal articles.
BAILII (British and Irish Legal Information Institute)
http://www.bailii.org/
British and Irish cases and legislation, EU cases, Law Commission reports, and other British and Irish law-related material.
Bar Standards Board
https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/for-barristers.html
The website of the regulator of barristers and other legal professionals in England and Wales with information and resources on the conduct of professional practice, including a handbook containing rules and guidance on professional ethics:
Canadian Legal Information Institute
http://www.canlii.com/
Canadian cases and legislation.
Civil Procedure Rules
http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil
Codes of Practice (Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984)
http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-pace-current-versions
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/police-and-criminal-evidence-act-1984-pace-codes-of-practice#history
Commonwealth Legal Information Institute
http://www.commonlii.org/
Cases and legislation from all Commonwealth countries, External Territories, Dependencies, Hong Kong, and Ireland.
Criminal Bar Association
http://www.criminalbar.com/
Various updates and resources relating to criminal law and practice.
Criminal Courts Review, A Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales by Lord Justice Auld, September 2001
http://www.criminal-courts-review.org.uk/
Criminal Practice Directions
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/crim-pd-amendment-no-7-consolidated-oct-2018.pdf
Criminal Procedure Rules
http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/criminal
Crown Court Compendium, Part 1
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Crown-Court-Compendium-Part-I-July-2019-amended-1-August-2019.pdf
Guidance on directing the jury in Crown Court trials and on jury and trial management.
Crown Prosecution Service
http://www.cps.gov.uk
Research material, including resources for victims and witnesses and Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Reports.
European Court of Human Rights
http://www.echr.coe.int/
The European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR cases and news on forthcoming and recent judgments.
Family Procedure Rules
http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/family
Federal Rules of Evidence (United States)
http://www.uscourts.gov/uscourts/rules/rules-evidence.pdf
Home Office
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
Publications, policies, consultations, and statistics relating to crime.
Judicial College
http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/training-support/judicial-college
Publications relating to judicial training, including key reference material.
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
http://www.jcpc.uk
Judgments of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Law Commission
http://www.lawcom.gov.uk
Law Commission Reports and Consultation Papers.
Law Reform Commission of Ireland
http://www.lawreform.ie
Irish Law Reform Reports and Consultation Papers.
Liberty
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk
Various materials relating to civil liberties and human rights.
Memory and the law: The Research Board of the British Psychological Society’s Guidelines on Memory and the Law
https://www.bondsolon.com/media/12410/bpsmemorylaw.pdf
Findings and recommendations from the scientific study of human memory.
Ministry of Justice
https://www.justice.gov.uk
Statistics and policy and research publications.
New Zealand Legal Information Institute
http://www.nzlii.org
New Zealand cases, legislation, and legal articles.
Northern Ireland Law Commission
http://www.nilawcommission.gov.uk/
Northern Ireland Law Reform Reports and Consultation Papers.
Parliament
http://www.parliament.uk
Bills and draft Bills before Parliament and Hansard (the edited verbatim reports of proceedings in both Houses of Parliament).
Parliamentary Documents
http://www.official-documents.co.uk
Command and House of Commons Papers.
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/human-rights-committee/
Materials relating to human rights in the UK, including judgments, reports, and associated evidence.
Procedure Rules
http://www.justice.gov.uk/guidance/courts-and-tribunals/courts/procedure-rules
Scottish Law Commission
http://www.scotlawcom.gov.uk/
Scottish Law Reform Reports and Consultation Papers.
South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal
http://www.justice.gov.za/sca/judgments/judgem_sca.htm
All judgments of the South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal from 1999 onwards.
Supreme Court
http://www.supremecourt.uk
Judgments of the Supreme Court and live video coverage of sittings.
The Bar Council
https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/
The website of the representative body for barristers in England and Wales with information and resources for barristers, including a professional ethics and practice hub (https://www.barcouncilethics.co.uk/).
The Inns of Court College of Advocacy Guidance on the preparation, admission and examination of expert evidence
https://www.icca.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Expert-Guidance-final-copy-with-cover-2019.pdf
United Kingdom Legislation
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/
UK Acts of Parliament and Statutory Instruments.
World Legal Information Institute
http://www.worldlii.org/
Access to worldwide law, including a Law Reform Project with links to worldwide law reform databases.