Rule 19 Evidence of foreign lawI1

England and Wales

Where evidence as to the law of any country or territory outside England and Wales is required on any application for a grant, the F1district judge or registrar may accept—

(a)

an affidavit F2or a witness statement from any person whom, having regard to the particulars of his knowledge or experience given in the affidavit F3or in the witness statement, he regards as suitably qualified to give expert evidence of the law in question; or

(b)

a certificate by, or an act before, a notary practising in the country or territory concerned.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in rule 19 inserted (14.10.1991) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 1991 (S.I. 1991/1876), rules 1(1), 7(1)
F2: Words in rule 19 inserted (2.11.2020) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/1059), rules 1(1), 4(7)(a)
F3: Words in rule 19 inserted (2.11.2020) by The Non-Contentious Probate (Amendment) Rules 2020 (S.I. 2020/1059), rules 1(1), 4(7)(b)

Commencement

I1: Rule 19 in force at 1.1.1988, see rule 1