{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-14/crossheading-evidence/rule-14.8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017/part-14/crossheading-evidence/rule-14.8.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/1035",
  "legislation_title": "The Court of Protection Rules 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/court-of-protection-rules-2017",
  "path": "part/14/crossheading/evidence/rule/14.8",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "14.8",
  "heading": "Witness summaries",
  "text": "(1) A party who wishes to file a witness statement for use at the final hearing, but is unable to do so, may apply without notice to be permitted to file a witness summary instead.\n(2) A witness summary is a summary of—\n(a) the evidence, if known, which would otherwise be included in a witness statement; or\n(b) if the evidence is not known, the matters about which the party filing the witness summary proposes to question the witness.\n(3) Unless the court directs otherwise, a witness summary must include the name and address of the intended witness.\n(4) Unless the court directs otherwise, a witness summary must be filed within the period in which a witness statement would have had to be filed.\n(5) Where a party files a witness summary, so far as practicable, rules 14.3(3)(a) (amplifying witness statements) and 14.6 (service of witness statements for use at final hearing) shall apply to the summary.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1035/part/14/crossheading/evidence/rule/14.8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:10.291890+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."
}