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Showing 411–420 of 9215 articles for “Art. 8 janv. 1997”
In urgent cases, the time limits for appearance and delivery of the summons may be reduced by authorisation of the president of the court. In maritime and aviation matters, the summons may be given, e…
The President of the Commercial Court is seised by petition in the cases specified by law. The parties are exempted from the obligation to constitute a lawyer in matters of pledge of stocks and pledge…
In all cases of urgency, the president of the judicial court or the protection litigation judge within the limits of his jurisdiction, may order in summary proceedings all measures that do not come up…
…has not constituted a lawyer, he shall proceed in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 778.
The judge in charge of investigating the case refers it to the court as soon as the state of the investigation allows.
The procedure applicable before the joint tribunal shall be the ordinary oral procedure applicable before the judicial tribunal subject to the provisions below.
The orders of the judge hearing the case do not have the authority of res judicata in the main proceedings.
The titular assessors and, if applicable, their alternates, are summoned by any means at least fifteen days before the hearing date set by the president of the court.
The judge in charge of investigating the case may order, even ex officio, any investigative measure. He decides on any difficulties relating to the communication of documents. He declares the proceedi…
The judge hearing the case may also, if the parties do not object, hold the hearing alone to hear the pleadings. He will report to the court in his deliberations.
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