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Civil Witness Statements
Introduction
Welcome and how to use this course (4:20)
What we are going to cover (4:48)
The basics
What is a witness statement? (11:36)
The Civil Procedure Rules
Drafting the witness statement
Practicalities (9:00)
The header (15:02)
Section 1: the introduction
Professional witness statement (7:28)
Resident witness statement (8:09)
Section 2: the statement body
Professional witness statement (8:29)
Resident witness statement (10:39)
Section 3: ending the statement
Impact (9:00)
Statement of truth (3:59)
Backsheets (2:38)
Exhibits
How to exhibit documents (11:06)
Disclosure (6:06)
Other considerations
Presentation (3:59)
Story telling (7:30)
Common challenges
Witness not remembering times or dates
Witness has retaliated on occasions
Witness has stopped keeping diary sheets
There are gaps on the case file
There have been lots of problems over many years
Hearsay evidence
What it is (6:35)
The 7 considerations (7:40)
How best to present hearsay evidence
Conclusion
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