Article 48 of Law of Evidence

Questions shall be directed to the witness by the court, and the witness shall first answer the questions of the litigant who called him as a witness, then the questions of the other litigant. If a litigant has finished examining (1) The Article was amended pursuant to Law No. 107 of 2013 (2) The Article was amended pursuant to Law No. 107 of 2013 Home Page 683 Index of the Law Evidence Law Decree-Law No. 39 of 1980 Concerning Evidence in Civil and Commercial Matters the witness, he may not put forward new questions except with the court's permission. The presiding judge or any of its members, and the delegated judge, as the case may be, may directly put to the witness such questions as he considers useful in revealing the truth. Testimony shall be given orally, and written notes may not be used except with the permission of the court or the delegated judge and where the nature of the case justifies this. If the witness omits something that must be mentioned, the court or the delegated judge shall ask him about it, and this shall not be deemed prompting unless it is something that adds to his knowledge.