Rule 103 Filing and service of witness statementsI1
England and Wales
Unless the provision of the 1986 Act or the 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 shall file the witness statement with the court and serve a copy on the respondent, not less than 14 days before the date fixed for the hearing, and
(b)
where a respondent to an application intends to oppose it and to rely for that purpose on evidence in a witness statement, the respondent shall 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.