{"id":15140,"date":"2025-08-18T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plaidoyervictimes.ca\/droits-des-pv\/courts-of-justice-act\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T18:50:03","slug":"courts-of-justice-act","status":"publish","type":"droits-des-pv","link":"https:\/\/plaidoyervictimes.ca\/en\/victims-rights\/courts-of-justice-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Courts of Justice Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15140\" class=\"elementor elementor-15140 elementor-13081\" data-elementor-post-type=\"droits-des-pv\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9937dcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9937dcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec22e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec22e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under this law, you have the right to&#8230;<\/p><h3><strong>Taking time off work to testify in court<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li>When you receive a &#8220;subpoena&#8221; to appear as a witness in court, you have the right to take time off work to testify. 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