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SUBPOENA ATTENDANCE [3 records]

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Record 1 2013-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
DEF

An officer of the court, with powers to take evidence preliminary to the trial, such as an examination for discovery.... (Canadian Law Dictionary, 1980, p.356)

CONT

Any party may by subpoena require the attendance of a witness to be examined before any officer having jurisdiction(i. e., the special examiner)... for the purpose of using his evidence upon any motion.(Williston and Rolls, Law of Civil Procedure, 1970, p. 491)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
DEF

Titre donné à la personne qui exerce les fonctions de «examiner» auprès de certains tribunaux.

OBS

auditeur : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
CONT

Liability for attendance money... Unless the board otherwise orders, the party responsible for service of a subpoena, summons or order subsection 47(4) is liable for payment of attendance money under subsection(1)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
CONT

Responsabilité relative à l'indemnité [...] Sauf ordonnance contraire du comité, la partie responsable de la signification de l'assignation ou de l'ordonnance visée au paragraphe 47(4) est redevable de l'indemnité de présence

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
DEF

Writ or summons ... used for the purpose of compelling a witness to attend and give evidence. (Jowitt’s, p. 1712).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
OBS

assignation à témoigner; assignation de témoin; subpoena ad testificandum : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

OBS

assignation : équivalent de «subpoena» et de «subpoena to witness» recommandé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie française de la procédure civile dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reglamento procesal
DEF

Orden judicial escrita que exige la comparecencia de una persona ante determinado tribunal en el día y a la hora señalados para atestiguar o aportar materiales que se usarán como prueba.

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