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CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 57: YOU CAN'T SUBMIT THAT A WITNESS IS LYING UNLESS YOU HAVE PUT THAT CASE TO THEM

CIVIL PROCEDURE BACK TO BASICS 57: YOU CAN’T SUBMIT THAT A WITNESS IS LYING UNLESS YOU HAVE PUT THAT CASE TO THEM

August 5, 2019 · by gexall · in Applications, Members Content, Witness statements

A short, but fundamental, point about making submissions at the close of a case.  You cannot  generally make submissions that a witness  is lying unless that case has been put directly to that witness in cross-examination. “It is a fundamental…

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