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Foreign witness statements—do I need to provide a translation?

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Published on: 22 June 2015

Requirement to provide a translation

Where a witness statement is filed in a foreign language, CPR PD 32, para 23.2 provides that the party must file:

  1. •

    the witness statement in the foreign language, and

  2. •

    an affidavit by a translator which verifies the translation

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