# The Standing Civilian Courts Order 1997, Article 68: Closing addresses


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, the prosecutor and the accused may each make a closing address to the court.
(2) Except with the leave of the court, neither the prosecutor nor the accused may make a closing address to the court if he has already made an opening address, but where one party is granted leave every other party may also make a closing address.
(3) Where two or more accused are represented by the same legal adviser, he may make only one closing address.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/172/article/68 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/standing-civilian-courts-order-1997/article-68
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