# The Matrimonial Causes (Costs) Rules 1988, Article 17: Allowances for and expenses of witnesses


(1) Subject to the following provisions of this rule, there may be allowed such sum as the taxing officer thinks reasonable in respect of the attendance at court for the purposes of any matrimonial proceedings of an expert witness or of any person (including a party to the proceedings) as a witness of fact or as a witness producing a document.
(2) There may be allowed in respect of a witness or party who has attended court for the purposes of any matrimonial proceedings, in addition to any sum allowed under paragraph (1), any expenses which the witness or party has actually and reasonably incurred in travelling to and from the court or in staying at an hotel.
(3) Where a witness or party attends court on the same day in respect of two or more matrimonial proceedings, the sum which might be allowed to him in respect of one attendance may be apportioned between the several proceedings.
(4) Allowances may be made in respect of a witness whether he was called or not, if his attendance was necessary.
(5) For the purposes of this rule, a party who has attended for medical examination under rule 30 of the principal rules shall be treated as having attended court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1328/article/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/matrimonial-causes-costs-rules-1988/article-17
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