# County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981, Rule 47: Disclosure of medical evidence on the issue of liability

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where more than one party to such an action proposes to adduce at the hearing medical evidence obtained from any medical expert on the issue of liability, each party shall—
(i) insofar as they then have in their possession or power that evidence, disclose it to the other party or parties simultaneously within 28 days after service of the notice of intention to defend; and
(ii) insofar as any party thereafter obtains any such evidence before the date of the hearing, disclose it to the other party or parties within 21 days of receiving it and in any case before the hearing.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be interpreted as imposing an obligation on any party to disclose evidence obtained from any medical expert on liability except where the party or parties to whom disclosure is to be made is also relying on such evidence and simultaneous exchange is to take place.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1981/225/part/24/chapter/5/rule/47 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-rules-northern-ireland-1981/part-24/chapter-5/rule-47
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