Comments on: There is no order but chronological order (III) http://etclaims.co.uk/2009/05/there-is-no-order-but-chronological-order-iii/ tactics & precedents Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:50:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Naomi http://etclaims.co.uk/2009/05/there-is-no-order-but-chronological-order-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-1561 Naomi Sun, 17 May 2009 15:38:06 +0000 http://etclaims.co.uk/?p=1870#comment-1561 This is a fair point. Sometimes in the witness statement there is no sensible alternative to finishing one strand of a story before you embark on another, even if that means that you have to go back in time a bit when you switch to a new subject. It's not ideal, but it's better than telling a hopelessly fragmented story in strict chronological order. There are various things you can do to reduce confusion. Present each strand in careful chronological order. Use a heading for each strand, and put the date range that you're going to be talking about in the heading: e.g. 'Flexible working requests: July 2007 - December 2008.' Put dates in wherever you can. Don't say 'a few days later' unless you've mentioned a date in the same paragraph. Don't ever say 'a few weeks later': if you don't know the exact date, say something like 'in about late April or early May 2009...' Provide a complete chronology or timeline alongside your statement. If you do all this, both your story and the underlying chronology should be reasonably clear. This is a fair point. Sometimes in the witness statement there is no sensible alternative to finishing one strand of a story before you embark on another, even if that means that you have to go back in time a bit when you switch to a new subject. It’s not ideal, but it’s better than telling a hopelessly fragmented story in strict chronological order.

There are various things you can do to reduce confusion. Present each strand in careful chronological order. Use a heading for each strand, and put the date range that you’re going to be talking about in the heading: e.g. ‘Flexible working requests: July 2007 – December 2008.’ Put dates in wherever you can. Don’t say ‘a few days later’ unless you’ve mentioned a date in the same paragraph. Don’t ever say ‘a few weeks later’: if you don’t know the exact date, say something like ‘in about late April or early May 2009…’ Provide a complete chronology or timeline alongside your statement.

If you do all this, both your story and the underlying chronology should be reasonably clear.

]]> By: claimant http://etclaims.co.uk/2009/05/there-is-no-order-but-chronological-order-iii/comment-page-1/#comment-1559 claimant Fri, 15 May 2009 13:41:53 +0000 http://etclaims.co.uk/?p=1870#comment-1559 I am interested in this rule, as I have a tribunal claim which is quite complicated and which has many strands. I feel that it will be almost impossible for the tribunal to see the issues clearly if it's presented in purely chronological order. I think it might work if each strand is explained in chronological order; otherwise it's going to be a tedious string of events from which it will be very hard to draw out the important points. Wonder what I should do... I am interested in this rule, as I have a tribunal claim which is quite complicated and which has many strands. I feel that it will be almost impossible for the tribunal to see the issues clearly if it’s presented in purely chronological order. I think it might work if each strand is explained in chronological order; otherwise it’s going to be a tedious string of events from which it will be very hard to draw out the important points.

Wonder what I should do…

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