# The Civil Procedure Rules 1998, Rule 34.2: Witness summonses

Extent: E+W

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/34.2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-34.2
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