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Showing 61–70 of 2450 articles for “Art. aff. 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986”
In disputes governed by the ordinary written procedure, the president of the court may, in urgent cases, authorise the plaintiff, at his request, to summon the defendant on a fixed date. Where appropr…
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…
On the day of the hearing, the chairman ensures that sufficient time has elapsed since the summons was issued to allow the party summoned to prepare its defence. If the defendant has instructed a lawy…
The application shall be presented by a lawyer or by a public or ministerial officer in cases where the latter is authorised to do so by the provisions in force. In cases where the parties are exempte…
The defendant is required to constitute a lawyer before the date of the hearing.
Subject to the specific provisions laid down for each of these actions, this subtitle shall apply to the following group actions initiated on the basis of Title V of Act No 2016-1547 of 18 November 20…
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…
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