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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-service-civilian-court-rules-2009/article-89",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2009/1209",
  "legislation_title": "The Armed Forces (Service Civilian Court) Rules 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/armed-forces-service-civilian-court-rules-2009",
  "path": "article/89",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "89",
  "heading": "The case for the defence",
  "text": "(1) Where a defendant intends to adduce evidence as to fact (other than by giving evidence himself), he may make an opening address before adducing or giving evidence; but this is subject to paragraph (2).\n(2) Where a defendant made an opening address under rule 85, he may not make another address under this rule without the leave of the court.\n(3) Where a defendant gives evidence, he must do so before calling any other witness.\n(4) Paragraph (3) is subject to rule 86(2).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/1209/article/89",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:12:14.934896+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}