OPINION EVIDENCE IN WITNESS STATEMENTS CAN LEAD TO CROSS EXAMINATION “DEGENERATING INTO AN ARGUMENT”: THE LIMITED WEIGHT THAT A JUDGE CAN PLACE ON HEARSAY EVIDENCE

I am grateful to barrister Jack Macaulay for bringing my attention to the case we are looking at here.  I refer people to Jack's detailed summary of the issues below. However, here,  I want to concentrate on two aspects of the judgment: (i) the witness statements contained much commentary and opinio...