Law of Evidence Part A, Bar Final 2025/2026
Bar Final Examinations · Time allowed: 1 hr 30 mins (whole examination: 3 hours)
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The Council of Legal Education
Sierra Leone Law School
2025/2026 Academic Year · Semester: Trinity
Bar Final Examinations
Law of Evidence Part A
Section A: [Hon Justice Adrian Fisher] (Part A)
Thursday 18 June 2026
Time allowed: 1 hr 30 mins (whole examination: 3 hours)
- Please read these instructions carefully. This Examination is divided into two (2) parts – Parts A and B. Each part must be answered in a separate answer booklet, clearly marked “A” or “B.” BEGIN EACH ANSWER ON A NEW PAGE.
- Answer Question 1 (Compulsory) and either Question 2 or 3.
- Support your answers with relevant case law, statutes, and any other relevant references.
- Write neatly and legibly.
- Your answer sheet MUST bear your EXAMINATION number ONLY.
Question 120 marks (compulsory)
After increasing public outrage at government failure to deal with the problems of environmental pollution, Parliament introduces draconian measures in the (fictitious) Litter Offences Act (2018).
Introductory text to the legislation:
“The Litter Offences Act is an Act to make provision to keep public places clean and clear of litter in view of the recognized severe environmental detriment to public places due to litter and the excessive public cost of litter management.”
The definition section specifies that ‘public place’ includes any place to which a member of the public has access.
Section 1: Any person who, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, throws down, drops or otherwise deposits litter in any place to which a member of the public has access, shall be guilty of an offence.
Section 2 provides a partial definition of litter, which includes: “detritus from smoking; plastic bags; plastic bottles; used paper”.
Section 3: A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding nLe5,000 or a term of not more than twelve months’ imprisonment.
Aisha, a teacher at St Josephs Convent, has a car which has a convertible roof. Whilst driving her car with the roof down, a number of her students’ examination papers were blown out of the car and into a park open to all members of the public. She stopped the car and recovered as many papers as she could from the road but could not dislodge some papers that had blown into a thick thorny hedge.
Aisha is being prosecuted under Section 1 of the Act.
Discuss the evidential issues arising for both prosecution and defence.
Question 215 marks
Critically compare and contrast the corroboration warning required in the case of accomplice evidence with the identification evidence warning required in cases involving identification evidence.
OR
Question 315 marks
Differentiate between oral and documentary evidence. Explain the rule of exclusion of hearsay evidence and state the exceptions.
Course outline: Law of Evidence.
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