Witness summons
| Published date | 21 March 2018 |
| Subject Matter | County Court forms |
N20 Witness Summons (05.14) © Crown copyright 2014
The court oce at
is open between 10 am and 4 pm Monday to Friday. When corresponding with the court, please address forms or letters to the Court Manager and quote the claim number.
Witness Summons
To
Do not ignore this summons
If you were oered 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 arm as required for the purposes of answering questions about your evidence or the
documents you have been asked to produce.
If you do not comply with this summons you will be liable, in county court proceedings, to a ne.
In the High Court, 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.
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 claim
to produce the following document(s) (give details)
The sum of £ is paid or oered 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 claimant (defendant) or the claimant’s (defendant’s) legal
representative’s whose name, address and reference number is:
In the
Claim no.
Claimant
(including ref.)
Defendant
(including ref.)
Issued on
Fee Account no.
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