change of mind

[auntsallyann]

if the applicant in a court hearing swears on oath and gives his side of the argument, when they come to give their written submissions, can they put in the submissions that they actually meant to say something in a different way than the way they actually said it in court.?

[Info Bank]

During court Action And you Swear What you Say is Fact....No you cannot Then Change it...If you do you will be seen as a Liar.

And any other statement ...Normally They Go for A yes/No responce....No Elaberating on it.

[New Judge]

If you are talking about criminal trials, no written submissions are given after providing "live" evidence on oath.

Witnesses make written statements to the police (in order for them to decide whether to bring charges) and it is those statements upon which they may be cross-examined when giving live evidence.

[auntsallyann]

hi its a civil matter, writen submissions were served 7 days after hearing and applicant is now saying that he didnt mean what he said he actually meant to say it another way.

[Didwot]

We a;ll make mistakes, and we sometime say things in a way that does not convey what we intended. There is nothing to stop them form saying one thing, and claiming to have meant another, but whether or not the Judge decides to believe any of it is a different matter.

Even in civil matters it is unusual to have written submissions so long after the hearing.

[Didwot]

The submissions are not, however, evidence, and the Judge will have to decide the case on the evidence given, and not the submissions subsequently made,

[auntsallyann]

thanks for your replies, the judge gave 7 days for submissions because they ran out of time to do the summing up at the hearing.