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Showing 71–80 of 23919 articles for “Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 29-10-1985 n° 84-14.391”
The judicial court with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the defendant lives. The Paris judicial court has jurisdiction when the defendant lives abroad or has no known domicile or r…
The summons shall indicate, under penalty of nullity, the day and time set by the president on which the case will be called and the chamber to which it is distributed. A copy of the application shall…
When, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Code of Criminal Procedure, a case has been referred to the judicial court for a ruling, in application of the rules o…
The defendant is required to constitute a lawyer before the date of the hearing.
The additional period provided for in
In Nouméa, Mata-Utu and Papeete, the police court is constituted by a judge of the court of first instance, an officer of the public prosecutor's office as set out in articles 45 to 48,810 and 811, an…
For the application of article 416 in the territory of French Polynesia and in New Caledonia, where it appears materially impossible for a lawyer to travel, the accused may choose as counsel a person…
The second paragraph of Article 470-1 reads as follows: "However, where it appears that liable third parties must be implicated, the court shall refer the case, by a decision not subject to appeal, to…
If the appellant resides outside the island where the court which gave the contested decision has its seat, the statement of appeal provided for in Article 502 may be sent to the court registrar by le…
The time limits for opposition provided for in Article 491 and in the first paragraph of article 492 are ten days if the accused resides on the island where the court sits and one month if he resides…
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