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Letter of request definition

What does Letter of request mean? A letter of request is a formal ask from a UK or Irish court to a foreign court to obtain evidence located abroad for use in domestic proceedings. It commonly seeks the examination of a witness (or deposition), answers to written questions, and/or the production of documents or other real evidence. The foreign court executes the request under its own procedural law, ensuring compulsion where needed and preserving admissibility. This is a descriptive term (also called a letter rogatory), with its use typically grounded in the Hague Evidence Convention 1970 and implementing rules. In England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland,...

Archived UK template: Form A Request for Taking of Evidence in civil or commercial matters (Regulation (EC) 1206/2001) with guidance on pre‑IP completion day transitional applications

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Precedents

Applications can no longer be lodged in the courts of England and Wales to obtain evidence under Regulation (EC) 1206/2001 (the Taking of Evidence Regulation).

Where an application was submitted before IP completion day (31 December at 11 pm), the evidence-gathering procedure may proceed under that Regulation, provided the Withdrawal Agreement’s transitional provisions between the UK and the EU were satisfied by that date.

For guidance on those transitional rules, consult Practice Note: Brexit post implementation period—considerations for dispute resolution practitioners, especially the main section: Taking of evidence.

Request for the taking of evidence (Article 4 of Regulation (EC) 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001 on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (OJ L 174, 27.6.2001, p. 1))

1 Reference of the requesting court:
2 Reference of the requested court:
3 Requesting court:
- 3.1 Name:
- 3.2 Address:
  - 3.2.1 Street and number/PO Box
  - 3.2.2 Place and postcode:
  - 3.2.3 Country:
- 3.3 Telephone...

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