PART 34WITNESSES, DEPOSITIONS AND EVIDENCE FOR FOREIGN COURTS
F1III TAKING OF EVIDENCE—MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Evidence for courts of other Regulation States34.24
(1)
This rule applies where a court in another Regulation State (“the requesting court”) issues a request for evidence to be taken from a person who is in the jurisdiction.
(2)
An application for an order for evidence to be taken—
(a)
must be made to a designated court;
(b)
must be accompanied by—
(i)
the form of request for the taking of evidence as a result of which the application is made; and
(ii)
where appropriate, a translation of the form of request; and
(c)
may be made without notice.
(3)
Rule 34.18(1) and (2) apply.
(4)
The examiner must send—
(a)
the deposition to the court for transmission to the requesting court; and
(b)
a copy of the deposition to the person who obtained the order for evidence to be taken.