Probably.
For some reason (or perhaps for no good reason at all), the wording of a statement of truth is substantially different from the wording of an oath given by a witness in the witness box.
In the witness box you must tell the “whole” truth, but when signing a statement of truth all you do is certify that you believe the (conveniently helpful) facts which you have decided to mention in your witness statement are true (PD 22.2). Continue reading
A few recent cases have considered the service of a claim form, and this got me looking at whether it is necessary to serve the sealed claim form, and what happens if you don’t.
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In the final of four posts on asset recovery in fraud claims, Arun Chauhan and Elizabeth Rhodes consider the challenges posed by international asset tracing for cases anchored and litigated in England against a defendant that appears to hold assets overseas. Continue reading