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Witness Summons

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Published date21 March 2018
Subject MatterAdoption forms
FP25 Witness Summons (03.16) © Crown copyright 2016
Witness Summons
To
You are summoned to attend at (court address)
on of at (am)(pm)
(and each following day of the hearing until the court tells you that you are no longer required.)
to give evidence in respect of the above case
to produce the following document(s) (give details)
The sum of £ is paid or offered to you with this summons. This is to cover your travelling
expenses to and from court and includes an amount by way of compensation for loss of time.
This summons was issued on the application of the applicant (respondent) or the applicant’s (respondent’s)
solicitor whose name, address and reference number is:
Name of court
Case no.
Applicant’s
name or
serial no.
Respondent’s
name and ref.
Date issued
Solicitor's fee
account no.
Do not ignore this summons
If you were offered money for travel expenses and compensation for loss of time, at the time it was served
on you, you must –
• attend court on the date and time shown and/or produce documents as required by the summons; and
• take an oath or afrm as required for the purposes of answering questions about your evidence or the
documents you have been asked to produce.
Disobedience of a witness summons is a contempt of court and you may be ned or imprisoned for
contempt. You may also be liable to pay any wasted costs that arise because of your non-compliance.
If you wish to set aside or vary this witness summons, you may make an application to the court that
issued it.
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