Discussion
Looking for a little bit of advice.
I need to support a family member in a court hearing, basically by proving I lived 300 miles away for a period of time where it was (wrongly) assumed I lived with this family member. The best proof of this I can think of is that I was in full-time employment, 300 miles away, doing 70 hour weeks for the entire time that is in question.
Short of digging up/printing out several years of wage slips, is there a way I can write a letter/make a statement or similar that the court (IF they wanted that clarification) would look favourably on?
The court will not give you legal advice.
You need to make a witness statement setting out your account (has there been a timetable laid down for the parties to exchange these?).
The rules are here:
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/...
You will probably have to attend court and give evidence orally as well when the trial happens.
Mere assertion that you were based 300 miles away will not cut that much ice, given how easy it will be to produce the hard evidence. For example a person living at particular place would be expected to have at least some of the following linking them to the relevant address:
- Council tax bills.
- Utility bills.
- Car insurance.
- Wage slips.
- Electoral roll entry.
In addition, if the point is to show that you were living full time somewhere, why not get your bank statements for the period (these can usually be downloaded easily enough) and take a series of weeks as examples (eg, each tenth week) and go through them? If you were living somewhere, it will be easily enough to show a pattern of expenditure around that place, rather than the other place. For example, you might be able to show that in a particular week you did a big shop at a local supermarket, took money from a local cash machine, and went to a local pub – all of which, if it could be repeated across the board, would be powerful evidence.
You need to make a witness statement setting out your account (has there been a timetable laid down for the parties to exchange these?).
The rules are here:
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/...
You will probably have to attend court and give evidence orally as well when the trial happens.
Mere assertion that you were based 300 miles away will not cut that much ice, given how easy it will be to produce the hard evidence. For example a person living at particular place would be expected to have at least some of the following linking them to the relevant address:
- Council tax bills.
- Utility bills.
- Car insurance.
- Wage slips.
- Electoral roll entry.
In addition, if the point is to show that you were living full time somewhere, why not get your bank statements for the period (these can usually be downloaded easily enough) and take a series of weeks as examples (eg, each tenth week) and go through them? If you were living somewhere, it will be easily enough to show a pattern of expenditure around that place, rather than the other place. For example, you might be able to show that in a particular week you did a big shop at a local supermarket, took money from a local cash machine, and went to a local pub – all of which, if it could be repeated across the board, would be powerful evidence.
Simple witness statement but
What address:
- is on your =driving licence
- was your car registered at
- was your can insurance based on
- did your employer have for your home address
- did your bank/credit cards have
- were you paying rent/mortgage on
These all give substance to where you were actually living.
What address:
- is on your =driving licence
- was your car registered at
- was your can insurance based on
- did your employer have for your home address
- did your bank/credit cards have
- were you paying rent/mortgage on
These all give substance to where you were actually living.
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