The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

[F1Evidence for courts of other Regulation StatesE+W

34.24—(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.]

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