QB-2022-001397 - [2025] EWHC 2193 (KB)

Following a contested hearing before Master Thornett of the Claimant’s application for an extension of time to exchange witness statements, resulting in the grant of a shorter extension than sought, the parties duly exchanged witness statements on 5 December 2024. The Guardian served 34 witness statements, indicating its intention to call 32 of those witnesses, and to rely on the evidence of the remaining two witnesses (‘Maya’ and ‘Sophia’) as hearsay evidence. The Claimant served 15 statements.