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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998
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### 68 Interrogatories
> > (1) A party is not to interrogate any other party except with the leave of the Court.
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> > (2) The Court may only grant leave to interrogate if, in the opinion of the Court, an interrogatory is likely to –
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> > > > (a) narrow the issues in dispute; or
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> > > > (b) shorten the trial of the action.
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> > (3) A party is to answer an interrogatory by affidavit.