Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 79 inserted (4.12.2008) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.2) Rules 2008 (S.I. 2008/3085), rule 1, Sch.
F2Pt. 79 heading substituted (1.3.2019) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/147), rules 1, 3(3)(a)
Textual Amendments
F3Words in Pt. 79 Section 4 heading inserted (24.12.2010) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment No.4) Rules 2010 (S.I. 2010/3038), rules 1(2), 3(j)
79.19. The function of a special advocate is to represent the interests of a party other than [F4the appropriate Minister] by, for example—
(a)making submissions to the court at any hearing from which the party and that party’s legal representative are excluded;
(b)adducing evidence and cross-examining witnesses at such a hearing;
(c)making applications to the court or seeking directions from the court where necessary; and
(d)making written submissions to the court.]
Textual Amendments
F4Words in rule 79.19 substituted (1.3.2019) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2019 (S.I. 2019/147), rules 1, 3(14)