Rule 44 Mode of disclosure
Northern Ireland
A party serving or disclosing medical evidence under this Part of the Order shall do so by furnishing copies of any relevant medical report or reports, together with any documents emanating from the maker of the report which are intended by him to accompany or supplement any such report, or a document containing a sufficient record of any such evidence as is referred to in the definition of medical evidence in rule 35(2). All such reports or other documents shall be signed and dated by the relevant medical expert and shall specify his professional qualifications.
On the ex parte application of any party bound to serve or disclose any medical report under this Order, the judge or district judge as the case may be may give him leave—
to adduce at the hearing the evidence contained in any report without serving or disclosing the report; or
to omit or amend any part of any report when serving or disclosing the report.