The Rules of the Supreme Court (Amendment No. 3) 1978

10.  The following paragraph shall be added to Order 70, rule 2:—

(3) Where on an application under section 1 of the Act of 1975 as applied by section 92 of the Patents Act 1977 an order is made for the examination of witnesses, the Court may allow an officer of the European Patent Office to attend the examination and examine the witnesses or request the Court or the examiner before whom the examination takes place to put specified questions to them.