PART 18 MEASURES TO ASSIST A WITNESS OR DEFENDANT TO GIVE EVIDENCE
DEFENDANT’S EVIDENCE DIRECTIONS

18.14 Exercise of court’s powers
The court may decide whether to give, vary or discharge a defendant’s evidence direction—
(a) at a hearing, in public or in private, or without a hearing; and
(b) in a party’s absence, if that party—
(i) applied for the direction, variation or discharge, or
(ii) has had at least 10 business days in which to make representations.