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You arrived at this page by selecting:Generally speaking, at a court hearing the person who started the proceedings speaks first. They or their lawyer 'opens' the case (ie tells the judge what its about), and then calls their witnesses and questions them. This is known as 'evidence in chief' in the jargon.
Each witness is entitled to be questioned by the other party. This is known as 'cross-examination'. When that is done the first party can ask more questions. This is called 're-examination'.
When that's all finished the parties just swap round and then the party defending the proceedings calls his witnesses who are dealt with likewise.
When all that's done both parties usually address the court to suggest what the result should be
