Article 28

In proceedings in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland any party may apply to the Court for an order directing any opposite party to make discovery, or further discovery, either on oath or otherwise, of the documents relating to the proceedings which are or have been in his possession or power, and on the hearing of the application the Court may make such order, either generally or limited to certain classes of documents or to particular documents, as it thinks fit, including an order for the production or inspection of any documents.

In proceedings in Scotland any party may apply to the Court for a commission and diligence for the recovery of documents, and for this purpose the provisions of rules 95 to 99 of the Rules of the Court of Session^f1 shall apply with the necessary modifications; and any reference in these Rules to discovery, or further discovery, of documents shall be construed as a reference to the recovery of documents under a commission and diligence granted under this paragraph.