{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-34",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/part-34.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "part/34",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "34",
  "heading": "WITNESSES, DEPOSITIONS AND EVIDENCE FOR FOREIGN COURTS",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nScope of this Part\nRule 34.1\nWitness summonses\nRule 34.2\nIssue of a witness summons\nRule 34.3\nWitness summons in aid of inferior court or of tribunal\nRule 34.4\nTime for serving a witness summons\nRule 34.5\nWho is to serve a witness summons\nRule 34.6\nRight of witness to travelling expenses and compensation for loss of time\nRule 34.7\nFines imposed under section 55 of the County Courts Act 1984\nRule 34.7A\nEvidence by deposition\nRule 34.8\nConduct of examination\nRule 34.9\nEnforcing attendance of witness\nRule 34.10\nUse of deposition at a hearing\nRule 34.11\nRestrictions on subsequent use of deposition taken for the purpose of any hearing except the trial\nRule 34.12\nWhere a person to be examined is out of the jurisdiction—letter of request\nRule 34.13\nFees and expenses of examiner\nRule 34.14\nExaminers of the court\nRule 34.15\nII—EVIDENCE FOR FOREIGN COURTS\nInterpretation\nRule 34.16\nApplication for order\nRule 34.17\nExamination\nRule 34.18\nDealing with deposition\nRule 34.19\nClaim to privilege\nRule 34.20\nOrder under 1975 Act as applied by Patents Act 1977\nRule 34.21\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 34 heading substituted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rules 1(b), 12(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 34 Table of Contents inserted (1.10.2020) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/747), rules 1(1), 9(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 34 Table of Contents inserted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rule 1(b), Sch. 2 Pt. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Pt. 34 Table of Contents omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Civil Procedure Rules 1998 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/521), regs. 1(1), 12(2) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1493, regs. 1(1), 9(2)(f); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/part/34",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}