Rule 82.6 Hearings in privateF1

(1)

If the court considers it necessary for any party and that party’s legal representative to be excluded from any hearing or part of a hearing in order to secure that information is not disclosed where disclosure would be damaging to the interests of national security, it must—

(a)

direct accordingly; and

(b)

conduct the hearing, or that part of it from which that party and that party’s legal representative are excluded, in private but attended by a special advocate to represent the interests of the excluded party.

(2)

The court may conduct a hearing or part of a hearing in private for any other good reason.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Pt. 82 inserted (27.6.2013) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2013 (S.I. 2013/1571), rule 1, Sch.

Notes on Part 82

Textual amendments

F2: Words in Pt. 82 Table of Contents inserted (6.4.2026) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/97), rules 1(2)(a), 8(1)