Unless they have been permitted or directed to withdraw after giving evidence, witnesses shall remain at the disposal of the judge until the close of the enquiry or the hearing. They may, until that time, make additions or changes to their evidence.
If a witness justifies that he is unable to attend on the day indicated, the judge may grant him a delay or transport himself to receive his evidence.
The judge conducting the investigation may, of his own motion or at the request of the parties, summon or hear any person whose testimony he deems useful in ascertaining the truth.
The depositions are recorded in minutes. However, if they are taken during the debates, only the names of the persons heard and the result of their depositions shall be mentioned in the judgment where the case is to be tried immediately at last instance.
The minutes must mention the presence or absence of the parties, the surnames, first names, date and place of birth, place of residence and profession of the persons heard and, if applicable, the oath taken by them and their statements relating to their relationship of kinship or marriage to the parties, subordination to them, collaboration or community of interest with them. Each person heard signs the minutes of his or…
The judge shall authorize the witness, at his request, to receive any compensation to which he may be entitled.
The party requesting an enquiry must specify the facts it intends to prove. It is up to the judge ordering the enquiry to determine the relevant facts to be proved.
It is incumbent on the party requesting an enquiry to state the surnames, first names and residences of the persons whose evidence it seeks. The same burden is incumbent on the opposing parties requesting the examination of witnesses on the facts of which the party claims to provide evidence. The decision ordering the enquiry shall state the surnames, first names and residences of the persons to be heard.
If the parties are unable to indicate from the outset the persons to be heard, the judge may nevertheless authorise them either to attend the enquiry without further formality with the witnesses they wish to have heard, or to inform the court registry, within a time limit set by the judge, of the surnames, first names and addresses of the persons they wish to be heard. When the enquiry is…
The decision ordering the enquiry shall specify whether it will take place before the trial panel, before a member of that panel or, if necessary, before any other judge of the court.
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