{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-8.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-8.6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/8.6",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "8.6",
  "heading": "Evidence—general",
  "text": "(1) No written evidence may be relied on at the hearing of the claim unless—\n(a) it has been served in accordance with rule 8.5; or\n(b) the court gives permission.\n(2) The court may require or permit a party to give oral evidence at the hearing.\n(3) The court may give directions requiring the attendance for cross-examination(GL) of a witness who has given written evidence.\n(Rule 32.1 contains a general power for the court to control evidence)",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 8.6 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/8.6",
    "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."
}