Queensland Bar Exam: Evidence study plan

Map the Evidence domain into its core sub-areas (relevance and admissibility, hearsay and exceptions, opinion and expert evidence, credibility and character, privileges, exclusion discretions) and rank them by exam frequency

State the statutory and common law source for each sub-area and note where the uniform evidence legislation displaces the common law

Draft a one-page decision tree for relevance and admissibility objections that you can reproduce from memory

Complete 20 multiple-choice Evidence questions untimed and log every error with the rule that was misapplied

Explain the hearsay rule and its principal exceptions in your own words without notes, then check against source

Distinguish hearsay from original evidence, admissions, and res gestae in worked scenarios

Apply the opinion evidence rules to lay and expert witnesses, including the basis rule and the ultimate issue principle

Answer 15 short-answer Evidence problems under a 12-minute-per-question limit

Outline the civil litigation lifecycle from pre-action obligations through pleadings, disclosure, trial, and enforcement

Summarise the rules governing service, amendment, and joinder of parties and causes of action

Draft a procedural chronology for a hypothetical claim identifying each step and its time limit

Compare costs orders, offers of compromise, and Calderbank offers in terms of consequences

Draft a statement of claim and a defence for a simple contract dispute, attending to material facts and proper pleading form

Explain the rules on summary judgment, strike-out, and discontinuance and when each is appropriate

Identify the elements of the most examinable criminal offences and their fault elements

Distinguish the burdens and standards of proof in civil and criminal proceedings

Trace a criminal matter from charge through committal, indictment, trial, and sentence

Explain the rules on bail, remands, and the presumption of innocence in practice

Apply the rules on examination-in-chief, cross-examination, and re-examination to a witness scenario

Identify the sentencing principles and the factors that mitigate or aggravate a penalty

State the core duties owed to the court, to clients, and to third parties and identify where they conflict

Apply the conflict of interest rules to scenarios involving former clients and multiple parties

Explain confidentiality, legal professional privilege, and the limits of each in practice

Describe the trust accounting obligations and the consequences of breach

Explain the jurisdiction and practice of the courts and tribunals relevant to Queensland practice

Summarise the rules on commencing proceedings, case management, and directions hearings

Revise Evidence weak points identified in the week 2 error log

Complete a mixed 30-question set spanning Evidence, Civil Procedure, and Criminal Procedure under timed conditions

Sit two full-length mock exams under exam conditions and mark them strictly against the rubric

Re-teach the five weakest sub-areas identified across the mocks using one-page summaries written from memory

Practise time allocation and answer structuring for problem questions

Consolidate a single-page checklist per domain for final revision