{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-88.23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998/rule-88.23.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1998/3132",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Procedure Rules 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-procedure-rules-1998",
  "path": "rule/88.23",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "88.23",
  "heading": "Functions of a special advocate",
  "text": "The functions of a special advocate are to represent the interests of a relevant party by—\n(a) making submissions to the court at any hearing or part of a hearing from which the relevant party and the relevant party’s legal representative are excluded;\n(b) adducing evidence and cross-examining witnesses at any such hearing or part of a hearing;\n(c) making applications to the court or seeking directions from the court where necessary; and\n(d) making written submissions to the court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 88 inserted (27.2.2015) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I. 2015/406), rule 1, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3132/rule/88.23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:12:59.276840+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."
}