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If the defendant in a small claims court is also the witness can he also ask questions of the plaintive. For example " the painter arrived as I went to lunch, and when I returned 60 minutes later he claimed to have painted the kitchen with three coats of emulsion ". This would seem to be an impossible task but would the defendant/witness be permitted to cross examine the plaintive on this matter??
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If the defendant is Litigant in Person (representing themselves) then they may cross examine all witnesses. However, said LiP would be well advised to counter discrepancies in a witness' account by addressing them to the judge who in turn will expect an answer.COMPLETING AN N180 DIRECTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE (SMALL CLAIMS TRACK) GUIDE
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