101Witness not required to attend trial

### 101 Witness not required to attend trial > > (1)  The attendance of a witness at a trial is not required if – > > > > > > (a) the party calling the witness serves an affidavit of the witness on all other parties not less than 14 days before the date fixed for trial; and > > > > > > > (b) within 7 days after the affidavit is served, another party has not objected to the use of the affidavit at the trial. > > > (2)  An objection under [subrule (1)(b)](#GS101@Gs1@Hpb@EN) is to be in writing. > > > (3)  The Court may receive as evidence an affidavit served under this rule and to which no objection has been made. > > > (4)  The Court is to order a party whose objection it considers unreasonable to bear relevant costs.