Rule 44CD Application for a 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 [^f144B(2)(a)], for a witness to give evidence by means of a live link, the following provisions of this rule shall also apply.

[^f2...] a party who seeks to oppose an application for ^f3 a child witness] to give evidence by means of a live link must, in order to comply with rule [44B(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.

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