PART 7A

Civil proceedings: prohibition of cross-examination in person

Prohibition of cross-examination in person: evidence of domestic abuse
85H
1
In civil proceedings, where specified evidence is adduced that a person who is a witness has been the victim of domestic abuse carried out by a party to the proceedings, that party to the proceedings may not cross-examine the witness in person.
2
In civil proceedings, where specified evidence is adduced that a person who is a party to the proceedings has been the victim of domestic abuse carried out by a witness, that party may not cross-examine the witness in person.
3
In this section—
- “
domestic abuse
” has the meaning given by section 1 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021;
- “
specified evidence
” means evidence specified, or of a description specified, in regulations made by the Lord Chancellor.
4
Regulations under subsection (3) may provide that any evidence which satisfies the court that domestic abuse, or domestic abuse of a specified description, has occurred is specified evidence for the purposes of this section.
Pt. 7A inserted (21.7.2022) by Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (c. 17), ss. 66, 90(6); S.I. 2022/840, regs. 1(2), 2(b) (with reg. 3)