Section 118 involves a radical reform of the law of hearsay evidence, which has previously been one of the most complex and confused areas of the law of evidence,,,,”[1] “[2]From the analysis that has been done above, it is clear to me that the rules on hearsay evidence are still a troublesome area of the Law of Evidence despite the...
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