by Naomi Cunningham & Michael Reed
A key part of many tribunal documents is an account of what has happened. Witness statements are the most obvious example, but, ET1s, ET3s, written submissions and notices of appeal will also contain a recitation of the facts.
Unless there is a very good reason not to, this account should be given in chronological order.
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