# The Crown Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1979, Rule 44CD: Application for a special measures direction for witness to give evidence by means of a live link

Extent: N.I.

(1) Where the application for a special measures direction is made in accordance with rule [44B(2)(a)], for a witness to give evidence by means of a live link, the following provisions of this rule shall also apply.
(2) [...] a party who seeks to oppose an application for 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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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1979/90/rule/44CD (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crown-court-rules-northern-ireland-1979/rule-44CD
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