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Showing 391–400 of 12635 articles for “Art. 7 déc. 2017”
The Pre-Trial Judge shall set, as and when required, the time limits necessary for the hearing of the case, having regard to the nature, urgency and complexity of the case, and after seeking the opini…
The Pre-Trial Judge supervises the execution of the measures of inquiry that he orders, subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 155.
…e dispute and, where appropriate, to bring their pleadings into line with the provisions of Article 768. He may be provided with the originals of documents submitted to the court or request that copie…
The Pre-Trial Judge shall proceed with the joinder and severance of proceedings.
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 procedure is written unless otherwise specified.
The Pre-Trial Judge may rule on costs and claims made pursuant to Article
Once the investigative measure ordered has been carried out, the proceedings shall continue at the behest of the Pre-Trial Judge.
In ordinary written proceedings, the lawyers of each of the parties are summoned or notified of the duties incumbent upon them by the president or by the pre-trial judge, depending on the way in which…
The pre-trial judge may, even of his own motion, hear the parties. The parties shall be heard by both parties unless one of them, duly summoned, fails to appear.
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