§ 1.27   Witnesses; right to counsel.

   Any individual compelled to appear in person in any Commission proceeding
   may be accompanied, represented, and advised by counsel as provided in this
   section. (Regulations as to persons seeking voluntarily to appear and give
   evidence are set forth in § 1.225.)

   (a)  Counsel  may advise his client in confidence, either upon his own
   initiative or that of the witness, before, during, and after the conclusion
   of the proceeding.

   (b) Counsel for the witness will be permitted to make objections on the
   record, and to state briefly the basis for such objections, in connection
   with any examination of his client.

   (c) At the conclusion of the examination of his client, counsel may ask
   clarifying  questions if in the judgment of the presiding officer such
   questioning  is  necessary or desirable in order to avoid ambiguity or
   incompleteness in the responses previously given.

   (d) Except as provided by paragraph (c) of this section, counsel for the
   witness may not examine or cross-examine any witness, or offer documentary
   evidence, unless authorized by the Commission to do so.

   (5 U.S.C. 555)

   [ 29 FR 12775 , Sept. 10, 1964]

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