PARTS OF A SOLICITORS’ WITNESS STATEMENT ARE STRUCK OUT: A REMINDER – A WITNESS STATEMENT IS A PLACE FOR FACTS, NOT OPINION, LEGAL ARGUMENTS OR ATTEMPTS TO GIVE EXPERT EVIDENCE: IT IS REALLY THAT SIMPLE

There are countless posts on this blog where judges have criticised the contents of witness statements.  Here we are looking at a case where the judge struck out parts of a witness statement signed by a solicitor.  Parts of the statement were inadmissible, argued points of law and attempted to give ...