<![CDATA[Another English legal system thread!]]>Another English legal system thread! Following on from my one on settlements (https://nondeterministic.computer/@mjg59/116303125691364336) let's talk about evidence. There's rules about this as well (https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part32), but the short version is that any evidence someone will testify to must be provided in the form of a written witness statement that is provided to the other side before the trial. In general a witness will not be allowed to give evidence that isn't present in their witness statement.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/224bc0bc-1f86-4527-a59e-7b44108eb070/another-english-legal-system-threadRSS for NodeMon, 06 Apr 2026 07:41:00 GMTSat, 28 Mar 2026 17:24:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Another English legal system thread! on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:25:07 GMT]]>@mjg59 it sounds like there's good money to be made from unscrupulous lawyers (shush now) by someone with a box full of GPUs and a working knowledge of hashcat.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/womble/statuses/116309380807087760https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/womble/statuses/116309380807087760Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:25:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Another English legal system thread! on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:51:12 GMT]]>@mattdm To be fair, different jurisdictions take very different approaches to this

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nondeterministic.computer/users/mjg59/statuses/116308067779806176https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nondeterministic.computer/users/mjg59/statuses/116308067779806176Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:51:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Another English legal system thread! on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:50:20 GMT]]>@LucasWerkmeister Yup, thank you!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nondeterministic.computer/users/mjg59/statuses/116308064355601461https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nondeterministic.computer/users/mjg59/statuses/116308064355601461Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:50:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Another English legal system thread! on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:50:14 GMT]]>And I'm an idiot so the rest of the thread is here: https://nondeterministic.computer/@mjg59/116308018011752512

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nondeterministic.computer/users/mjg59/statuses/116308063978383194https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nondeterministic.computer/users/mjg59/statuses/116308063978383194Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:50:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Another English legal system thread! on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:48:53 GMT]]>@mjg59

But this goes against the plot of (checks notes) every legal drama TV show and movie ever!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mattdm/statuses/116308058660775892https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/mattdm/statuses/116308058660775892Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:48:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Another English legal system thread! on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:47:20 GMT]]>@mjg59 (I think the thread was accidentally broken – continues here: https://nondeterministic.computer/@mjg59/116308018011752512)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wikis.world/users/LucasWerkmeister/statuses/116308052573730782https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wikis.world/users/LucasWerkmeister/statuses/116308052573730782Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:47:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Another English legal system thread! on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:29:36 GMT]]>The usual approach is for both sides to hand over their witness statements simultaneously, in order to avoid the situation where someone is able to read someone else's witness statement and modify their own. These days this seems to be "We will provide you with a large encrypted file beforehand so you have plenty of time to download it, and then we will arrange a time to swap passwords", which does simplify things a little.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nondeterministic.computer/users/mjg59/statuses/116307982839844867https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://nondeterministic.computer/users/mjg59/statuses/116307982839844867Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:29:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Another English legal system thread! on Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:27:34 GMT]]>One obvious consequence of this is that if you don't provide a witness statement, you can't provide evidence at trial. This is true even if you're directly involved in the case. So, if you intend to offer evidence, it's vital to write a witness statement (which is purely a description of what you know that's relevant to the case), attach a statement of truth, and send it to everyone involved by the date provided at the Case Management Conference

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