Chapter VIII - RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY (From Section 111 to Section 124)
Recording of witness evidence: judge must take down and sign testimony, which then forms the court record. In trials before a Court of Session, the evidence of each witness must be taken down in writing as the examination proceeds by the presiding Judge, by his dictation in open Court, or under his direction by an appointed court officer; it is ordinarily recorded as a narrative though the presiding Judge may record parts in question-and-answer form, and the written evidence must be signed by the presiding Judge and form part of the record.
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Recording of witness evidence: judge must take down and sign testimony, which then forms the court record.
In trials before a Court of Session, the evidence of each witness must be taken down in writing as the examination proceeds by the presiding Judge, by his dictation in open Court, or under his direction by an appointed court officer; it is ordinarily recorded as a narrative though the presiding Judge may record parts in question-and-answer form, and the written evidence must be signed by the presiding Judge and form part of the record.
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