Pitman v Jersey Evening Post [2014] 1 JLR_Note 2 (12 November 2013)
A judge cannot be a witness in a case they are adjudicating.
- Parties
- Applicant: Pitman; Respondent: Jersey Evening Post
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 12 November 2013
- Procedural Posture
- Civil / Judgment
- Outcome
- not specified
- Legal Topics
- Witnesses, Judge as Witness
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Parties
Pitman
Applicant
Jersey Evening Post
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Civil / Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether a judge can act as a witness in proceedings
Ratio Decidendi
A judge cannot be a witness in a case they are adjudicating.
Court Disposition
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