When you are in a court case, you might cross-examine a witness who is on your side. The Judge can limit the types of questions you can ask this witness if it is fair to do so. This means the Judge can stop you from asking questions that suggest their own answer, called leading questions, if the witness has a similar interest in the case as you do.
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If a party in any proceeding cross-examines a witness who has the same, or substantially the same, interest in the proceeding as the cross-examining party, the Judge may, in the interests of justice, limit the extent to which leading questions may be asked in that cross-examination.
