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Legal Terms - Examination in Chief (direct examination)
The examination of a witness by the party that summoned him to provide testimony.Leading questions should generally be avoided, particularly for issues that are preliminary to the witness's testimony or are undisputed. The objective of examination-in-chief is to extract information advantageous to the case of the examining party. It is succeeded by a cross-examination conducted by the opposing party. In civil proceedings, Part 32 of the *Civil Procedure Rules stipulates that when a witness is summoned to testify at trial, their witness statement shall serve as their *evidence-in-chief unless the court directs otherwise. Furthermore, the witness may be cross-examined on their witness statement regardless of whether the statement or any portion thereof was referenced during their examination-in-chief.
The examination of a witness by the party that summoned him to provide testimony.Leading questions should generally be avoided, particularly for issues that are preliminary to the witness's testimony or are undisputed. The objective of examination-in-chief is to extract information advantageous to the case of the examining party. It is succeeded by a cross-examination conducted by the opposing party. In civil proceedings, Part 32 of the *Civil Procedure Rules stipulates that when a witness is summoned to testify at trial, their witness statement shall serve as their *evidence-in-chief unless the court directs otherwise. Furthermore, the witness may be cross-examined on their witness statement regardless of whether the statement or any portion thereof was referenced during their examination-in-chief.
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