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37.12.—(1) A party who introduces a document in evidence, or who otherwise uses a document in presenting that party’s case, must provide a copy for—
(a)each other party;
(b)any witness that party wants to refer to that document;
(c)the court; and
(d)the justices’ legal adviser.
(2) Unless the court otherwise directs, on application or on its own initiative, the court officer must provide for the court—
(a)any copy received under paragraph (1) before the hearing begins; and
(b)a copy of the court officer’s record of—
(i)information supplied by each party for the purposes of case management, including any revision of information previously supplied,
(ii)each pre-trial direction for the management of the case,
(iii)any pre-trial decision to admit evidence,
(iv)any pre-trial direction about the giving of evidence, and
(v)any admission to which rule 37.6 applies.
[Note. A written witness statement to which Part 27 applies may only be introduced in evidence if there has been no objection within the time limit to which rule 27.4 refers.
An expert report to which Part 33 applies may only be introduced in evidence if it has been served in accordance with rule 33.3.
See also rule 34.3 for the procedure where a party objects to the introduction of hearsay evidence, including such evidence in a document, and rules 35.3 and 35.4 for the procedure where a party objects to the introduction of evidence of bad character.
A direction about the giving of evidence may be made on an application to which Part 29 applies (measures to assist a witness or defendant to give evidence).]
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