Article 103 Filing and service of witness statements
Unless the provisions of the 1986 Act or these Rules under which the application is made provide otherwise, or the court otherwise allows—
(a)
if the applicant intends to rely at the first hearing on evidence in a witness statement, the applicant must file the witness statement with the court and serve a copy on the respondent, not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the hearing;
(b)
where a respondent to an application intends to oppose it and rely for that purpose on evidence in a witness statement, the respondent must file the witness statement with the court and serve a copy on the applicant, not less than 5 business days before the date fixed for the hearing.