{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-32.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-32.6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/32.6",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "32.6",
  "heading": "Evidence in proceedings other than at trial",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the general rule is that evidence at hearings other than the trial is to be by witness statement unless the court, a practice direction or any other enactment requires otherwise.\n(2) At hearings other than the trial, a party may ... rely on the matters set out in—\n(a) his statement of case; or\n(b) his application notice,\nif the statement of case or application notice is verified by a statement of truth.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in rule 32.6(2) omitted (2.5.2000) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2000 (S.I. 2000/221), rules 1(b), 17"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 32.6 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/32.6",
    "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."
}