COMMERCIAL LITIGATORS ON THE NAUGHTY STEP 5: PD57AC AND REFERENCE TO DOCUMENTS: WHY LAWYERS NEED TO BE PRISED AWAY FROM THEIR COMFORT BLANKETS

PD57AC is very prescriptive in the guidance it gives in relation to the way in which documents are referred to in witness statements.  This is another example of a rule that is often breached, with statements often referring to, and commenting upon, documents at length.  We have an example here wher...