Article 1 Scope
United Kingdom
1.
This Regulation applies in civil or commercial matters in which the court of a Member State, in accordance with the law of that Member State, requests:
(a)
the competent court of another Member State to take evidence; or
(b)
the taking of evidence directly in another Member State.
2.
A request shall not be made to obtain evidence which is not intended for use in judicial proceedings that have already commenced or are being contemplated.