Rule 6G Application for special measures direction for witness to give evidence by means of a live link

Where the application for a special measures direction is made in accordance with Rule 6B(2)(a), for a witness to give evidence by means of a live link, the following provisions of this Rule shall also apply.

[^f1 . . .] A party who seeks to oppose an application for [^f2 a child witness] to give evidence by means of a live link must, in order to comply with Rule 6B(6), state why in his view the giving of a special measures direction would not be likely to maximise the quality of the witness’s evidence.

[^f3 . . .]