Rule 34.7 Right of witness to travelling expenses and compensation for loss of timeI1

England and Wales

At the time of service of a witness summons the witness must be offered or paid—

(a)

a sum reasonably sufficient to cover his expenses in travelling to and from the court; and

(b)

such sum by way of compensation for loss of time as may be specified in F1Practice Direction 34A.

Annotations

F1: Words in rule 34.7(b) substituted (6.4.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2009 (S.I. 2009/3390), rules 1(2), 17

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)

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)