Common use of Lay Witnesses Clause in Contracts

Lay Witnesses. Except with leave of the Arbitrator, no evidence of a lay witness shall be received by the Arbitrator unless a signed witness statement setting out the substance of the proposed evidence of the witness has been served on the Party opposite not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Hearing. Witness statements of lay witnesses shall not be provided to the Arbitrator nor shall they be admissible in examination-in-chief, except with the consent of the Parties. The witness may be cross-examined on the witness statement so provided. The document numbers of all documents intended to be tendered as exhibits upon the examination-in-chief of the lay witnesses shall be provided with the lay witness statements.

Lay Witnesses. Except with leave of the Arbitrator, no evidence of a lay witness shall be received by the Arbitrator unless a signed witness statement setting out the substance of the proposed evidence of the witness has been served on the each Party opposite not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Hearing. Witness statements of lay witnesses shall not be provided to the Arbitrator nor shall they be admissible in examination-in-chief, except with the consent of the Parties. The witness may be cross-examined on the witness statement so o provided. The document numbers of all documents intended to be tendered as exhibits upon the examination-in-chief of the lay witnesses shall be provided with the lay witness statements.