Category Witness evidence

REMOTE WORKING AND THE LAWYER: THE NEW REQUIREMENT FOR WITNESS STATEMENTS

THE NEW RULES From the 6th April 2020 there is a new section in PD 32. This relates to witness evidence and requires that the witness statement should state:- “(5) the process by which it has been prepared, for example, face-to-face, over the telephone, and/or through an interpreter.” Note that this is a mandatory obligation.     […]