Witness evidence - practicalities and pitfalls

• Contacting witnesses. Pitfalls. Confidentiality.
• Payment and other embarrassments.
• Compulsion in court proceedings.
• Compulsion in arbitration.
• Contents of witness statements. Drafting and who does it. Hearsay, opinion and argument.
• Use of documents in witness statements. Commenting on documents. Refreshing the memory.
• Hearsay notices. Signed statements. Other statements out of court.
• Witness training.
• Evidence in court. Supplementary questions in chief. Scope of cross-examination. Re-examination. Attacking your own witness.
• Managing without witnesses, or trying to. Inferences that may be drawn.