WITNESS EVIDENCE WEDNESDAY: THOSE WHO DRAFTED THE WITNESS STATEMENTS “HAVE FORGOTTEN WHAT THE ROLE OF THE WITNESS STATEMENT IS”: A USEFUL CHECKLIST AND LINKS TO KEEP YOU ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW

Here we look at a case where the judge was extremely blunt in his critique of the way in which both parties had drafted the witness statements.   The judgment was from a few years back. However we are looking at it now because it presents a good opportunity to emphasise that statements should contai...