- Podcast Location:
- Download it here [file size: 19.2 MB]
- Law Categories:
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Crime
- CPD Points:
- Up to one point - details »
Due to the difference in guidelines between the SRA and the Bar Standards Board, CPD points are awarded differently for Solicitors, Barristers and Legal Executives:
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority / ILEX:
Listen and pass the test: Gain 1 accredited CPD point (60 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
Regulated by the Bar Standards Board:
Listen and pass the test, gain ½ an accredited CPD point (30 minutes)
Listen only, gain ½ a CPD point (30 minutes)
- Cost:
- Standard rate: £25 - Corporate users will pay less.
- Length:
- 30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute accreditation test) - Streaming Audio:
- Yes Downloadable as MP3: Yes
- Contributor(s):
- Course Aims:
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This podcast is aimed at providing a broad overview of the relatively recent statutory provisions on hearsay. The less obvious types of hearsay are put into context whilst the retained common law exceptions are examined and explained.
- Outcomes:
- After completing the course you will:
- Have an understanding of the location of the main piece of legislation that governs the admissibility of hearsay;
- Be aware of the factors that affect hearsay's admissibility;
- Know how identify instances of hearsay.
- Accredited CPD Time:
- 30 minutes
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Sources and References:
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- Criminal Justice Act 2003;
- R v Kearley (1992) 2 AC 228.
This CPDcast is on the topic of hearsay evidence. After a brief introduction into the background to the rule against hearsay, Michael Tanney discusses some of the more subtle forms of hearsay and offers practical advice on how to identify them.
Podcast Added: 17/7/2008
