(1) The court may order a party to serve on any other party a statement of the evidence of any witness upon which the first party intends to rely in relation to any issue of fact to be decided at the trial.
(2) A statement of the evidence referred to in paragraph (1) is known as a “witness statement”.
(3) A party's obligation to serve a witness statement is independent of any other party's obligation to serve such a statement.
• Rule 29.7 provides a procedure that may be adopted when one party does not serve witness statements by the date directed.
(4) The court may give directions as to —
(a) the order in which witness statements are to be served; and
(b) when they are to be filed.