PROVING THINGS 49: IT IS DIFFICULT TO PROVE DAMAGES WHEN THE OPINION EVIDENCE IN YOUR WITNESS STATEMENT HAS BEEN STRUCK OUT

The dangers of giving opinion evidence in witness statements are highlighted in the judgment today  of Mr Justice Coulson in MacInnes -v- Gross [2017] EWHC 46 (QB). The opinion parts of the claimant's witness statements were struck out. There was no evidence to prove the claimant's case. KEY POINTS ...