Rule 149AF 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 149AA(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 shall, in order to comply with Rule 149AA(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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