WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE STATEMENT IS NOT IN THE WORDS THAT WITNESS WOULD USE: A REMINDER OF THE DANGERS

There is a short passage in the judgment of Costs Judge Leonard in  Pulford v Hughes Fowler Carruthers Ltd [2023] EWHC 1429 (SCCO)that is illustrative of the dangers of "lawyerly" witness statement.

THE CASE The judge was considering issues of fact in a solicitor and own client costs dispute. In pa...