Article 129-4
The court conciliator may, with the agreement of the parties, visit the premises and hear any person whose testimony he or she considers useful, subject to that person's acceptance. The conciliator's…
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The court conciliator may, with the agreement of the parties, visit the premises and hear any person whose testimony he or she considers useful, subject to that person's acceptance. The conciliator's…
At the end of his mission, the mediator informs the judge in writing whether or not the parties have managed to find a solution to the dispute between them. On the set date, the case returns to the ju…
The judge must limit the choice of measure to what is sufficient for the resolution of the dispute, endeavouring to select what is simplest and least onerous.
…personal appearance is ordered by a panel, the panel may decide that it will take place before one of its members. When it is ordered by the judge in charge of the investigation, the latter may carry…
The parties answer the questions put to them in person without being able to read any drafts.
…t is incumbent on the party requesting an enquiry to state the surnames, first names and residences of the persons whose evidence it seeks. The same burden is incumbent on the opposing parties request…
No party may be tried without having been heard or called.
The judge may base his decision on all the facts relating to the case before him, including those that may not have been alleged.
Incidents of proceedings are decided by the court before which the proceedings they affect are being conducted.
The initial application is the one by which a litigant takes the initiative in a lawsuit by submitting his or her claims to the judge. It introduces the proceedings.
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