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Preliminary investigations are compulsory in felony cases; except where special provisions apply, they are optional in misdemeanour cases; they may also take place in misdemeanour cases if the public…
The parties are exempted from having to constitute a lawyer in the cases provided for by law or regulation and in the following cases: 1° In matters falling within the jurisdiction of the protection l…
Where representation by a lawyer is not compulsory, the parties shall defend themselves. The parties may be assisted or represented by: -a lawyer; -their spouse, cohabitee or the person with whom they…
The parties are, unless otherwise provided, required to constitute a lawyer before the judicial court. The constitution of the lawyer entails election of domicile.
Where representation by a lawyer is compulsory, the defendant is required to constitute a lawyer within the period of fifteen days, starting from the summons. However, if the summons is delivered to h…
The appointment of a lawyer by the defendant or by any person who becomes a party in the course of proceedings shall be notified to the other parties by notification between lawyers. This document ind…
As soon as it is constituted, the defendant's lawyer informs the plaintiff's lawyer; a copy of the act of constitution is given to the court registry. The document includes, where applicable, the defe…
The copy of the writ of summons and of the pleadings shall be delivered to the court registry either as soon as they are served, with proof of service, or if they were served before the court was seis…
The pleadings must expressly state the parties' claims and the pleas in fact and in law on which each of these claims is based, indicating for each claim the documents relied on and their numbering. A…
The parties' pleadings shall be signed by their lawyer and served in the same way as notifications between lawyers. If there is more than one plaintiff or defendant, they must be notified to all the l…
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