2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

73.6   Claim to privilege

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    (1)   This rule applies where —

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      (a)     a witness claims a right to withhold evidence; and

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      (b)     that claim is contested.

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    (2)   The examiner may require the witness to give the evidence to which the claim relates.

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    (3)   If the examiner does not do so the person who obtained the order under rule 73.2 may apply to the court to do so.

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    (4)   Such an application may be made without notice.

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    (5)   If such evidence is taken —

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      (a)     it must be recorded in a document separate from that witness' deposition;

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      (b)     the examiner must send to the court office with the deposition —

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        (i)     that document, and

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        (ii)     a statement signed by the examiner setting out the claim and the ground on which it was made;

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      (c)     on receipt of the document the court office must, notwithstanding anything in rule 73.5 —

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        (i)     retain the document containing the evidence to which the claim related, and

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        (ii)     send the statement with a request to determine the claim to the foreign court or tribunal with the documents mentioned in rule 73.5.

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    (6)   If the claim is rejected by the foreign court or tribunal, the court office must send to that court or tribunal the document containing the evidence to which the claim related.

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    (7)   If the claim is upheld the court must send the document to the witness.

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    (8)   In either case the court must notify the witness and the person who obtained the order under rule 73.2 of the court's or tribunal's determination.