Case No. BV20D11362

direction. There are issues in the case as to the extent to which the parties have lied to this court or, at the very least, been economical with the truth. First, I must decide the extent of any lies. If I find that there have been lies, I have to ask myself why the person concerned lied. The mere fact that a witness tells a lie is not in itself evidence that other matters asserted against that witness are true. A witness may lie for many reasons. They may possibly be “innocent” ones. For example, they may be lies to bolster a true case; or to protect someone else; or to conceal some other disreputable conduct; or out of panic, distress or confusion. It follows that, if I find that a witness has lied, I must assess whether there is an “innocent” explanation for those lies. However, if I am satisfied that there is no such explanation, I can take the lies into account in my overall assessment of the facts of the case and the truth of the various allegations raised.57.Finally, Mr Marks asks why Mr S, the CEO of the trading company after the Husband, has not been called to give evidence. It is, of course, entirely a matter for the Husband as to what evidence he calls but Mr Marks draws my attention to the decision in