ONCE AGAIN: COMMENTARY AND COMMENT IN A WITNESS STATEMENT: IT NEVER HELPS (THE CLIENT) AND IS ALMOST ALWAYS HARMFUL

October 17, 2022 · by · in Applications, Civil evidence, Members Content, Witness statements

We see a familiar story in the judgment of HHJ Stephen Davies (sitting as a High Court judge) in Thomas Barnes & Sons Plc v Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council [2022] EWHC 2598 (TCC).  The witness statements of the claimant were not compliant with the rules.  The witnesses stated they had comp...

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