With Guernsey’s laws on admissibility of hearsay evidence over a century old, an update was sorely needed. So, what has changed? Ogier’s Simon Davies (pictured below) tells all
Until recently, the principal law governing evidence which can be admitted in civil proceedings in Guernsey was almost a century and a half old. Despite its antiquity, the Loi Relative aux Preuves 1865 is relatively flexible to allow the Guernsey courts to develop well respected and comprehensive provisions as to the admissibility of evidence in civil proceedings.
