SIMILAR WITNESS STATEMENTS (WITH THE SAME TYPOS) AND WITNESS CONFERRING WITH OTHERS: WHY “I SAY THE SAME AS THEM” RARELY HELPS

 In  the judgment today in Dr Jones Yeovil Ltd v The Stepping Stone Group Ltd [2020] EWHC 2308 (TCC)  HHJ Russen QC (sitting as a High Court judge) made some observations about the witnesses giving evidence.  The fact that some of the witness statements were "materially identical" coupled with one w...