(1) Every statement of case must be verified by a Certificate of Truth.
(2) The Certificate of Truth should be signed by the party personally.
(3) If it is impracticable for the party personally to sign the certificate required by paragraph (1) it may be given by that person's legal practitioner.
(4) A Certificate of Truth given by the legal practitioner must also certify —
(a) that the Certificate is given on the client's instructions; and
(b) the reasons why it is impractical for the client to give the Certificate.
(5) If a statement of case is changed under Part 20, the amended statement of case must be verified by a Certificate of Truth.
(6) Information given under Part 34 (whether voluntarily or following an order of the court) must be verified by a Certificate of Truth.
(7) A certificate of truth given by a party personally must be in the following form —
“I [name] certify that I believe that the facts stated in this [name document] are true.”
(8) A Certificate given by the legal practitioner for a party must be in the following form – “I [name of the individual legal practitioner giving the certificate] certify that —
(a) the [claimant or as the case may be] believes that the facts stated in this [name document] are true; and
(b) this certificate is given on the [claimant's or as the case may be] instructions and the [claimant or as the case may be] cannot give the certificate because [state reason].”