The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1 Order to attend court E+W

71.2— (1) A judgment creditor may apply for an order requiring—

(a) a judgment debtor; or

(b) if a judgment debtor is a company or other corporation, an officer of that body,

to attend court to provide information about—

(i) the judgment debtor’s means; or

(ii) any other matter about which information is needed to enforce a judgment or order.

(2) An application under paragraph (1)—

(a) may be made without notice; and

[F2 (b) must be issued in the court [F3 or County Court hearing centre] which made the judgment or order which it is sought to enforce, except that—

(i) if the proceedings have since been transferred to a different court [F4 or hearing centre], it must be issued in that court; or

(ii) subject to subparagraph (b)(i), if it is to enforce a judgment made in [F5 the [F6 Civil National Business Centre]], it must be issued in accordance with section 2 of Practice Direction 70.]

(3) The application notice must—

(a) be in the form; and

(b) contain the information

required by [F7 Practice Direction 71].

(4) An application under paragraph (1) may be dealt with by a court officer without a hearing.

(5) If the application notice complies with paragraph (3), an order to attend court will be issued in the terms of paragraph (6).

(6) A person served with an order issued under this rule must—

(a) attend court at the time and place specified in the order;

(b) when he does so, produce at court documents in his control which are described in the order; and

(c) answer on oath such questions as the court may require.

(7) An order under this rule will contain a notice in the following terms [F8 , or in terms to substantially the same effect]—

• [F9 “If you the within-named [ ] do not comply with this order you may be held to be in contempt of court and [F10 punished by a fine, imprisonment, confiscation of assets or other punishment under the law].”].]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 71 inserted (25.3.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/2792), rule 1(c), Sch. 2 (with savings in rule 24 and S.I. 2001/4015, rule 43(2))

F2 Rule 71.2(2)(b) substituted (19.3.2012) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/505), rules 1, 3

F3 Words in rule 71.2(2)(b) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 31(a)(i) (with rule 41(2)-(5)); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F4 Words in rule 71.2(2)(b)(i) inserted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 31(a)(ii) (with rule 41(2)-(5)); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F5 Words in rule 71.2(2)(b)(ii) substituted (22.4.2014) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014 (S.I. 2014/407), rules 2(1), 31(a)(iii) (with rule 41(2)-(5)); S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(a)

F6 Words in rule 71.2(2)(b)(ii) substituted (14.8.2023) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2023 (S.I. 2023/788), rules 1(2), 29

F7 Words in rule 71.2(3) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 45

F8 Words in rule 71.2(7) inserted (1.10.2012) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2208), rules 1, 12(a)(i) (with rule 20)

F9 Words in rule 71.2(7) substituted (1.10.2012) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2012 (S.I. 2012/2208), rules 1, 12(a)(ii) (with rule 20)

F10 Words in rule 71.2(7) substituted (6.4.2021) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2021 (S.I. 2021/117), rules 1(1), 17(1) (with rule 2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 71 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2007) by The Court of Protection Rules 2007 (S.I. 2007/1744), rules 1, 184(a)

C2 Pt. 71 applied (6.4.2011) by The Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/2955), rule 33.23 (with rules 2.1, 33.1(1))

C3 Rule 71.2(6)(7) applied (6.4.2011) by The Family Procedure Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/2955), rule 33.3(3) (with rules 2.1, 33.1(1))