Rule 22 Amendments to the Service Civilian Court rules

For rule 80(5)(a) (video recorded evidence in chief) substitute—

“(a)

the witness must be called by the party tendering it in evidence, unless –

(i)

a special measures direction provides for the witness’s evidence on cross-examination to be given in any recording admissible under section 28 of the 1999 Act (video recorded cross-examination or re-examination), or

(ii)

the parties to the proceedings have agreed that there is no need for the witness to be called; and”.