Has anyone been asked to be witness and not known why?

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As per the title, out the blue. Very formal and senior contact (I’m not senior), external involvement.
I feel pretty worried entering a meeting and being in the dark as to what it’s about. Honestly, no idea.
I haven’t responded yet, not sure really what to say or expect.

Witnessing what, a signature? Or acting as a witness to proceedings in, eg, a HR meeting?

Witness to proceedings, fact finding stage

As in witness to something that is being investigated after a grievance has been raised??

You need to be a bit more specific? My immediate thoughts were a court case! Reading your post, I'm guessing this is more of a corporate meeting? Equally I thought witnessing a signature too. We need more information, to be able to help.

I’ve been invited as a witness a couple of times over the past few months whilst there’s been a grievance and disciplinary process ongoing.

One was about how I perceived an email that I was copied into (which the person was using as evidence in their grievance). Another was in relation to a conversation someone had had with me at work about how they felt they were being treated - so I was asked questions about that conversation.

You just sit in the meeting following proceedings then sign the minutes to say they are a true reflection of the meeting (or that's what I did) they need someone not involved so often it's about nothing you know about and nobody you know and that's kind of the point.

Unless you are being called as a witness as you have witnessed something that is being discussed in the meeting. Then you just tell them what you saw, heard, read etc job done.