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Showing 61–70 of 32834 articles for “Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 11-5-1988 n° 86-19.631”
The judge responsible for hearing the case shall establish that the parties have reached a settlement, even in part. He may also appoint a judicial conciliator under the conditions set out in article…
The judge in charge of investigating the case refers it to the court as soon as the state of the investigation allows.
The orders of the judge hearing the case do not have the authority of res judicata in the main proceedings.
The judge in charge of hearing the case shall proceed with the joinder and severance of proceedings.
The judge hearing the case may hear the parties. He has the pre-trial powers provided for in Article 446-3.
The matter is referred to the court by delivery of the joint petition.
In the absence of conciliation, if the case is not ready for trial, the panel shall refer it to a future hearing or assign one of its members to hear it. Unless the case is decided at the first hearin…
The period provided for in the third paragraph of Article 662 is two months..
In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the president of the court of first instance shall exercise the powers vested in the commission mentioned in Article 706-4.
The powers vested in the competent public accountant by
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