WHEN A LAWYER MAKES A WITNESS STATEMENT FOR THEIR CLIENT: THEY MAY BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE, BUT IT IS A VERY DIFFERENT MATTER TO PROVIDING EVIDENCE FROM SOMEONE WITH DIRECT RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE

This is the second post on witness evidence and the preparation of witness statements today. It is in a very different context to the first.  Here we look at a case in the Intellectual Property List where a judge considered a witness statement. The statement was prepared by a lawyer, based on inform...