ADGM Courts Practice Direction 8 Evidence

PRACTICE DIRECTION 8

EVIDENCE

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PRACTICE DIRECTION 8

EVIDENCE

Date re-issued: 30 November 2023

This Practice Direction is to be read with, and subject to, the ADGM Court Procedure Rules 2016 (“CPR”). Except as provided otherwise in this Practice Direction, terms have the meanings set out in the CPR and a reference to a Rule is a reference to the CPR.

Unless the Court orders otherwise, the following provisions shall apply.

A. WITNESS STATEMENTS [r.97]

8.1 Except in the case of small claims and employment claims, a witness statement must be in accordance with Form CFI 15.

8.2 A witness statement stands as the evidence in chief of a witness.

8.3 The evidence in a witness statement must comply with the following requirements:

(a) it must be in the witness’s own words;

(b) it must be concise and include all relevant details;

(c) it must contain only evidence that the witness would be allowed to give orally;

(d) it must not include lengthy quotations from documents;

(e) it must not contain argument;

(f) it must indicate which of the statements are made from th...