# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 32.13: Availability of witness statements for inspection

Extent: E+W

(1) A witness statement which stands as evidence in chief(GL) is open to inspection during the course of the trial unless the court otherwise directs.
(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 protected party.
(4) The court may exclude from inspection words or passages in the statement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/32.13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-32.13
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