Abstract:
Factual witness evidence has traditionally been treated as a lifeblood in the common law courts’ endeavour of truth seeking. The enactment of the domestic Rules of Court 2021 and the Singapore International Commercial Court Rules 2021 introduced significant new features to regulate and manage factual witness evidence in court proceedings. This article addresses select topics that are now central to the presentation of witness evidence in modern civil litigation, namely the issues of content, veracity, timing and control.