ANOTHER WITNESS STATEMENT THAT STRAYED INTO INADMISSIBLE ARGUMENTS, PROTRACTED COMMENTARY AND EXPERT EVIDENCE

There have been a number of recent cases regarding the appropriate drafting of witness statements, in particular attempts to put much inadmissible material into statements.  This can be seen in the judgment of HH Russen QC in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK Plc [2021] EWHC 10 (Comm).

THE CASE The claima...