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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-7.16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-7.16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/1024",
  "legislation_title": "The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016",
  "path": "rule/7.16",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "7.16",
  "heading": "Witness statement in opposition",
  "text": "(1) If the company intends to oppose the petition, it must not later than five business days before the date fixed for the hearing—\n(a) file with the court a witness statement in opposition; and\n(b) deliver a copy of the witness statement to the petitioner or the petitioner's solicitor.\n(2) The witness statement must contain—\n(a) identification details for the proceedings;\n(b) a statement that the company intends to oppose the making of a winding-up order; and\n(c) a statement of the grounds on which the company opposes the making of the order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/7.16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:19:01.539785+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."
}