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who should pay for my court appearance as witness/
Thread poster: Peng Liu
Peng Liu Australia Local time: 00:54 Chinese to English + ...
Sep 21, 2020
I did some translation for an agency client last year and provided affidavit afterwards, as requested. Today a court officer contacted me, asking me to go to local court to provide video evidence for a court hearing in Western Australia. my question is - am I obliged to do this for free, if not, who should pay for my time, the agent, the individual client, local court or WA court?
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Tina Vonhof (X) Canada Local time: 08:54 Dutch to English + ...
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Sep 22, 2020
I have never come across this situation, so I can only guess. You would be doing this for the benefit of the end client, so I would approach the agency first and get them to contact the end client. I wouldn't count on being successful but it may be worth a try.
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freezone (X) United Arab Emirates
who should pay for my court appearance as witness/
Sep 22, 2020
Haven't encountered this one yet, if that happens I would seek advise from my agent where I got my lawyer
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Vanda Nissen Australia Local time: 00:54 Member (2008) English to Russian + ...
The agency
Sep 22, 2020
I am, actually, surprised they require a physical presence because of the current COVID-19 situation. I was in a similar situation a couple of weeks ago but they were happy for me to do it over the phone. It lasted 10 min., but I sent a bill for one hour (agreed beforehand).
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Michael Newton United States Local time: 10:54 Japanese to English + ...
Court appearance as a witness
Sep 23, 2020
When I have appeared as an expert witness in court, it has always been the client (whom I am supporting) who pays.
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