A difficult question to answer in the abstract

You say that you "proved" it - in what way? Just that you yourself think this? Or did the judge make a specific finding that the witness had lied? If it's just your view it's worthless.

Assuming that the judge found that a witness had lied, this is a common occurrence in civil litigation and yet it very rarely leads to a criminal prosecution for perjury. This may be because of the different standard of proof (balance of probabilities for civil, beyond reasonable doubt for criminal). There are notable exceptions, however, when the Judge decides to refer the matter to the DPP: Jonathan Aitken, for example. What makes the difference? No-one knows. Public profile, the seriousness of the lie, the degree to which it is planned as opposed to sponaneous, the degree to which it is persisted with and the degree to which the liar is attempting to gain from the lie are all factors.

Twat.

Posted By: Old Git, May 13, 16:48:47