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Legal Terms – Evidence in Chief
In judicial proceedings, the testimony provided by a witness for the side that summoned him. Part 32 of the *Civil Procedure Rules stipulates that when a witness is summoned to testify at trial, their witness statement shall serve as their evidence-in-chief until the court directs otherwise. He may be subjected to cross-examination about his witness statement, regardless of whether the statement or any portion thereof was referenced during his examination-in-chief. In criminal prosecutions, evidence-in-chief will almost invariably consist of live testimony in court.
In judicial proceedings, the testimony provided by a witness for the side that summoned him. Part 32 of the *Civil Procedure Rules stipulates that when a witness is summoned to testify at trial, their witness statement shall serve as their evidence-in-chief until the court directs otherwise. He may be subjected to cross-examination about his witness statement, regardless of whether the statement or any portion thereof was referenced during his examination-in-chief. In criminal prosecutions, evidence-in-chief will almost invariably consist of live testimony in court.
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