PART 24 E+W WITNESSES, DEPOSITIONS GENERALLY AND TAKING OF EVIDENCE IN MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

CHAPTER 1 E+W WITNESSES AND DEPOSITIONS

Scope of this Chapter E+W

24.1.—(1) This Chapter provides—

(a) for the circumstances in which a person may be required to attend court to give evidence or to produce a document; and

(b) for a party to obtain evidence before a hearing to be used at the hearing.

(2) This Chapter, apart from rule 24.10(2) to (4), does not apply to proceedings in a magistrates' court.

(Rules 34.16 to 34.21 and 34.24 of the CPR apply to incoming requests for evidence.)