Oaths And Affirmations

The Supreme Court has directed that applicants seeking appointment as commissioners for oaths and any person supporting such applications must now include a statement that they are not aware of any matter relating to an applicant’s suitability for appointment, unless already specified in the a

A High Court judge has addressed the need for an oath in court, saying it "still has a powerful role in bringing out the truth". In a judgment handed down yesterday, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys said that "scrapping the oath makes academic sense, but would materially increase the amount of fal

Witnesses will no longer be required to indicate their religious faith when filing an affidavit under a proposed overhaul of the oaths and affirmations system. Ministers agreed on Tuesday to reform the process as part of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020.