Court as Witness

AtticusFinch86

I've recently been informed that I will be asked to attend civil court as a witness to an incident that happened 11 years ago. A child broke her leg on the premises of an organisation I worked for at the time. I'd be attending on behalf of the defense (my former employer)

At the time I had given a written witness statement but as I said, that was 11 years ago. I can't remember how the whole thing went down now other than knowing that a child broke her leg. I don't remember when exactly it happened, where, how, where I was etc. As far as I'm concerned, I'd be sitting in a witness box saying "I can't remember" for entirety of the questions.

The case is coming up very shortly and, as of yet, I am not legally compelled to attend however I have been told that if I give the defense lawyer an indication that I'm not going he will be more than happy to have me subpoenaed.

Is there any way of me avoiding going? I'm currently work full time, I study full time, I have no annual leave as such (it's all booked up for study time) and to top it all off, we're organizing a wedding and to top it all off, my partners parent is very unwell. So you can imagine how little I need the stress of a court case.

nuac

Mod
Talk to the solicitor defending this action for your former employer
Altho strictly speaking you are not seeking legal advice, I am closing this thread . Some weird and wonderful suggestions re avoiding court appearances often appear