I think one of the practising lawyers will keep you up to speed
The small claim courts have been so successful that they are spreading everywhere however I noticed they are also less informal. that is the Judge who was determined for time reasons not tohear my case said , " I am not gonna hear this case - your documents are not in the form of a witness statement - where are they and why havent you served them"
Me: er er
Judgie baby - get outta here - case to be re-listed !
The British have a rule for everything and the defence statement rules are here
https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part15
In fact the judge wrote : parties are reminded:
Witness statements must: a) start with the name of the ase and claim no
b) state the full name and address of the witness
c)set out the witness evidence clearly in numbered paragraphs on numbered pages
d end with this para I believe that the facts stated in this witness statement ar true ( or words to that effect )
and e) be signed by the witness and dated
remeber you are a defence witness
so you statement should be in chunks of four or five lines and numbered
and most people use a time line as that is the easiest to follow
and off you go !
( I won in the end in front of a different judge )