REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1: WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY (ON A SUNDAY): STATEMENTS IN 2025: SHAKESPEARE, MONKEY, HALLUCINATIONS AND WITNESSES ANXIOUS TO GIVE THE JUDGE THEIR “OPINION”

December 7, 2025 · by · in Avoiding negligence claims, Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Witness statements

The white book regularly contains a warning about drafting witness statements  "Periodically, the Court of Appeal and individual trial judges have criticised lawyers for overloading witness statements with material that should not be included.”    This year has seen a host of familiar issues: (i) st...

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