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Law of Evidence
Law of Evidence is a comprehensive work on the South African law of evidence which covers the general principles of the common law as applied by the courts.
Edition/issue: 23
Published: July 2025
Publisher: LexisNexis South Africa
Law of Evidence is a comprehensive work on the South African law of evidence which covers the general principles of the common law as applied by the courts.
It is based on Schmidt and Rademeyer's popular Bewysreg.
Available in print (looseleaf) and online format. Print updates are issued on a pay-as-you-go basis. Online format must be added to a Lexis+ base package. Visit www.lexisnexis.co.za/lexisplus for more information.
Burden of proof
Standards of proof and the evaluation of evidence
Corroboration and the cautionary rules
Presumptions
Judicial notice
Formal admissions
Competence and compellability to give evidence
Means of proof: Witnesses, real evidence, documents, product of a device or apparatus
Admissibility and relevance
Previous consistent statements
Similar facts
Character
Opinion
Hearsay evidence
Informal admissions and confessions
Privilege
Admissibility and probative value of a judgment