Rule 34.2 Witness summonsesI1

England and Wales

(1)

A witness summons is a document issued by the court requiring a witness to—

(a)

attend court to give evidence; or

(b)

produce documents to the court.

(2)

A witness summons must be in the relevant practice form.

(3)

There must be a separate witness summons for each witness.

(4)

A witness summons may require a witness to produce documents to the court either—

(a)

on the date fixed for a hearing; or

(b)

on such date as the court may direct.

(5)

The only documents that a summons under this rule can require a person to produce before a hearing are documents which that person could be required to produce at the hearing.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Rule 34.2 in force at 26.4.1999, see Signature

Notes on Part 34

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 34 heading substituted (2.12.2002) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rules 1(b), 12(a)
F2: 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)
F3: 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
F4: 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)

Notes on

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 34 Section 1 heading inserted (2.12.2002) by virtue of The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2002 (S.I. 2002/2058), rules 1(b), 12(c)