The Law Association of New Zealand

Evidence Law Update for Civil and Criminal Lawyers (On Demand)

Whether you are a civil or criminal law practitioner, it is important to keep up-to-date on developments in the law of evidence. Presented by evidence law lecturers and two of the co-authors of Mahoney on Evidence: Act & Analysis (Thomson Reuters, 2018).

The 2-hour session focuses on the current application of key sections of the Evidence Act 2006 in both the civil and criminal law jurisdictions. It covers recent developments in evidence law of interest to all practitioners. Topics covered varied at the discretion of the presenters, but can include: 

(a) expert opinion evidence; 
(b) claims of privilege/ confidentiality;
(c) previous consistent statements;
(d) hearsay/ business records;
(e) defendant’s statements and improperly obtained evidence;
(f) eligibility and compellability of witnesses;
(g) relevance/ unfair prejudice/ propensity evidence;
(h) modes of presenting evidence/ communication assistance;
(i) presenting further evidence after closing a case. 

Attendees also receive detailed PowerPoint slides. 

Who should watch?

All civil and criminal law practitioners who appear in court. 

  • Update your knowledge of key provisions of the Evidence Act 2006 and recent evidence case law from the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. 
  • Learn about recent and potential legislative changes to the Evidence Act 2006. 
  • Gain practical and useful insights into the application of evidence law in civil and criminal proceedings. 


Scott Optican

Professor Scott Optican teaches evidence, criminal procedure and criminal justice at the University of Auckland Faculty of Law. He has published extensively in those fields and served on the New Zealand Law Commission's expert panel for the second review of the Evidence Act 2006.

Scott is also a co-author of Elisabeth McDonald and Scott Optican (gen eds) Mahoney on Evidence: Act & Analysis (Thomson Reuters, Wellington, 2018) and a contributing editor in evidence for the New Zealand Law Review.

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Jack Oliver-Hood

Jack Oliver-Hood is a barrister practising in commercial, intellectual property and public law litigation. He holds degrees in law from the University of Auckland and Columbia University in New York. His prior experience includes clerking for the Hon Chief Justice Winkelmann and the Hon Justice Cooper, and junioring for Andrew Brown QC of Bankside Chambers. Jack holds law degrees from the University of Auckland and Columbia University. Jack was a lecturer on evidence at the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology, and has presented for the Institute of Judicial Studies. 

He is an author of Mahoney on Evidence: Act & Analysis, and has published articles on the subject in the New Zealand Law Review and New Zealand Law Journal. 

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Details

CPD Hours: 2.00hr

Pricing Details

Ticket Price

Member: $200.00 GST

Non-Member: $280.00 GST

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