WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: COURT STRIKES OUT PARTS OF DEFENDANT’S WITNESS STATEMENT AS NON COMPLIANT WITH PD57AC (AND THE DEFENDANT IS A BARRISTER…)

This case adds to the growing number of cases where the courts have considered whether a  witness statement breaches PD 57AC and the consequences for breach.  The  defendant's initial statement contained numerous breaches of PD57. A revised statement was more compliant, but still elements were struc...