PART 23MISCELLANEOUS RULES ABOUT EVIDENCE

Credibility

23.5.—(1) Where a party proposes to rely on hearsay evidence, but—

(a)does not propose to call the person who made the original statement to give oral evidence; and

(b)another party wishes to call evidence to attack the credibility of the person who made the statement,

the party who so wishes must give notice of that intention to the party who proposes to give the hearsay statement in evidence.

(2) A party must give notice under paragraph (1) within 14 days after the date on which a hearsay notice relating to the hearsay evidence was served on that party.