MY WITNESSES HAVE MADE STATEMENTS BUT WILL NOT ATTEND THE TRIAL: WHAT IS THE JUDGE GOING TO INFER? SECTION 2(4) OF THE CIVIL EVIDENCE ACT 1995 CONSIDERED

Here we are looking at a case where the claimant served witness statements that he said he was going to rely on.  It only became apparent part way through the trial that the claimant was not, in fact, going to call those witnesses.  Notices were served under the Civil Evidence Act (very late). The q...