Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994) 1994

Citation of witnesses

36.2.—(1) A witness shall be cited for a proof by service on him of a citation in Form 36.2–A–

(a) by registered post or the first class recorded delivery service, by the agent for the party on whose behalf he is cited; or

(b) personally, by a messenger-at-arms.

(2) A certified copy of the interlocutor allowing a proof shall be sufficient warrant to a messenger-at-arms to cite a witness on behalf of a party.

(3) A certificate of citation of a witness–

(a) under paragraph (1)(a) shall be in Form 36.2–B; and

(b) under paragraph (1)(b) shall be in Form 36.2–C.

(4) The agent for a party, or a party litigant, as the case may be, shall be personally liable, in the first instance, for the fees and expenses of a witness cited by him to appear at a proof.

(5) Where a party to a cause is a party litigant, he shall–

(a) not later than 12 weeks before the diet of proof, apply to the court by motion to fix caution for the expenses of witnesses in answering a citation in such sum as the court considers reasonable having regard to the number of witnesses he proposes to cite and the period for which they may be required to attend court; and

(b) before instructing a messenger-at-arms to cite a witness, find the caution which has been fixed.

(6) A party litigant who does not intend to cite all the witnesses referred to in his application under paragraph (5)(a) may apply by motion for variation of the amount of caution.