2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

29.5   Form of witness statements

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    (1)   A witness statement must —

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      (a)     be dated;

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      (b)     be signed or otherwise authenticated by the intended witness;

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      (c)     give the name, address and occupation of the witness;

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      (d)     include a statement by the intended witness that he or she believes the statements of fact in it to be true;

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      (e)     not include any matters of information or belief which are not admissible or, where admissible, must state the source of any matters of information or belief;

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      (f)     so far as reasonably practicable, be in the intended witness' own words; and

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      (g)     identify any document which is considered to be necessary.

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    (2)   The court may order that any inadmissible, scandalous, irrelevant or otherwise oppressive matter be struck out of any witness statement.