§ 140 — Order of examinations and direction of re-examination

140.—(1) Witnesses are to be first examined‑in‑chief, then, if the adverse party so desires, cross‑examined, then, if the party calling them so desires, re‑examined.(2) The examination and cross-examination must relate to relevant facts, but the cross‑examination need not be confined to the facts to which the witness testified on his or her examination‑in‑chief.

(3) The re-examination is to be directed to the explanation of matters referred to in cross-examination; and if new matter is, by permission of the court, introduced in re‑examination, the adverse party may further cross‑examine upon that matter.

(4) The court may in all cases permit a witness to be recalled either for further examination-in-chief or for further cross‑examination, and if it does so, the parties have the right of further cross-examination and re‑examination respectively.

—(1) Witnesses are to be first examined‑in‑chief, then, if the adverse party so desires, cross‑examined, then, if the party calling them so desires, re‑examined.

(2) The examination and cross-examination must relate to relevant facts, but the cross‑examination need not be confined to the facts to which the witness testified on his or her examination‑in‑chief.

(3) The re-examination is to be directed to the explanation of matters referred to in cross-examination; and if new matter is, by permission of the court, introduced in re‑examination, the adverse party may further cross‑examine upon that matter.

(4) The court may in all cases permit a witness to be recalled either for further examination-in-chief or for further cross‑examination, and if it does so, the parties have the right of further cross-examination and re‑examination respectively.