International arbitrations can be factually complex. As a result, and to avoid and save on costs, practitioners and arbitrators have developed the widely accepted practice of replacing the direct testimony of witnesses in hearings with detailed written statements of the testimony of each witness. The same practice has not, so far as we can tell, been as widely accepted in domestic arbitration proceedings.
Witness statements are designed to accomplish at least two objectives:
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