WITNESS STATEMENTS SHOULD “NOT MAKE POINTS WHICH ARE ESSENTIALLY A MATTER FOR LEGAL SUBMISSION OR ARGUMENT”: HIGH COURT DECISION

In  Flaxby Park Ltd v Harrogate Borough Council [2020] EWHC 3204 (Admin) Mr Justice Holgate made some telling comments on witness statements.  Statements should not provide a commentary on documents or make points which are essentially legal submissions or argument.  If we all had £1 for every time ...

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