# The Investment Bank Special Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2011, Rule 232: Filing and service of witness statements

Extent: E+W

Unless the provision of the Regulations or Rules under which the application is made provides 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 that witness statement with the court and serve a copy of it on the respondent not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the hearing; and
(b) where the respondent to an application intends to oppose it and rely for that purpose on evidence contained 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/1301/rule/232 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/investment-bank-special-administration-england-and-wales-rules-2011/rule-232
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