“Too often (indeed far too often) witnesses who have had statements prepared for them by solicitors tell the Judge that matters in the statement are not correct; they say (all too believably) that they simply signed what the solicitor had drafted for them without reading it through carefully and critically. This reflects badly not only on the witness, but on the whole case presented by the party calling the witness.” 
Handbook for Litigants in Person – written by five judges).

This webinar aims to help litigators avoid the main problems in relation to witness evidence and witness statements.

• The mandatory requirements for witness statements and the consequences of non-compliance
• Protecting the witness from the lawyer
• Protecting the lawyer from the witness
• Witness statements and proportionality
• Where lawyers go badly wrong with witness evidence
• Explaining the significance of the statement of truth
• A checklist for taking a statement