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THAT WITNESS STATEMENT I SIGNED: IT'S JUST NOT TRUE

October 31, 2014 · by gexall · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

There is an interesting discussion of witness evidence in the judgment of Mr Justice Eder in Austen -v- Pearl Motor Yachts Ltd [2014] EWHC 3544 (Comm). The case was opened on the basis that certain key facts in a witness…

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