Guernsey Legal Resources

  It is incumbent on an advocate (a) not to make factual submissions without first personally checking as far as practicable that the submissions are based on the true facts; and (b) to ensure that affidavits of clients or other witnesses as far as practicable contain true and complete factual statements. Mere reliance on instructing lawyers from another jurisdiction (whether from England and Wales or elsewhere) will not suffice, since it is the duty of an advocate to take personal responsibility for what he or she places before the court, whether in pleadings, written oral submissions, affidavits or otherwise.