COMMERCIAL LITIGATORS ON THE NAUGHTY STEP 3: WHY PD57AC WAS INTRODUCED: “THE PROPER AND SENSIBLE SCOPE OF EVIDENCE-IN-CHIEF IS NO LONGER THE STOCK-IN-TRADE KNOWLEDGE OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROOFING WITNESSSES…”

It is useful to remember why the strictures in PSD57AC were introduced.   It followed  the report of the Witness Evidence Working Group  which was produced at the end of 2019.  That report highlighted some major issues in relation to the use of witness statements, and the role and experience of thos...