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Showing 19111920 of 17922 articles for Art. Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam [2007] UKHL 32

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R249-4

The decision ruling on the claim for compensation is given by the court at the same time as the decision ruling on the public action, unless the state of the case does not allow the amount of the comp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R249-7

…he decision of the court that awarded it. When the decision makes the compensation payable by the civil party, the compensation is ordered as an advance. Recovery of the amount of the compensation fro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R249-6

…or compensation when it emanates from a criminal court ruling at first instance. The same right is available to the civil party when the compensation is payable by it.This appeal is brought:a) Before…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R695-4

If the debtor fulfils the conditions of the first paragraph of Article L. 626-29, the insolvency administrator shall without delay notify the insolvency practitioner appointed in insolvency proceeding…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R695-1

The official receiver shall rule on the request for disclosure of confidential information pursuant to the second paragraph of I of Article

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R695-2

The court, the juge-commissaire or the mandataire de justice appointed pursuant to Article L. 695-3 may require that any request for communication, cooperation or assistance be made in writing in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R695-3

The persons mentioned in the last sentence of Article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-90

During the public adversarial debate provided for in the second paragraph of Article 713-47, the president of the judicial court or the judge delegated by him shall be assisted by a court clerk. The a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-92

…udge delegated by him pursuant to the second paragraph of article 713-47 must, in the absence of provisional incarceration of the sentenced person, take place no later than one month following the req…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Judicial arrangements for advertising

Article R322-37

…stered creditors or the distrained party to arrange, restrict or complete the publicity measures provided for in Articles…

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