32.13—(1) A witness statement which stands as evidence in chief(GL) is open to inspection unless the court otherwise directs during the course of the trial.
(2) Any person may ask for a direction that a witness statement is not open to inspection.
(3) The court will not make a direction under paragraph (2) unless it is satisfied that a witness statement should not be open to inspection because of—
(a)the interests of justice;
(b)the public interest;
(c)the nature of any expert medical evidence in the statement;
(d)the nature of any confidential information (including information relating to personal financial matters) in the statement; or
(e)the need to protect the interests of any child or patient.
(4) The court may exclude from inspection words or passages in the statement.
Commencement Information
I1Rule 32.13 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature