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Un juré est un citoyen français qui pendant quelques jours est appelé à juger des affaires aux côtés de juges professionnels. Avant la loi du 6 aout 2011, les jurés n'existaient que devant la cour d'assises, depuis le 1er janvier 2012 ils peuvent aussi siéger devant le tribunal correctionnel. La cour d'assises est compétente pour juger les crimes c'est-à-dire les affaires pénales les plus graves : vol à main armée, viol, assassinat...les jurés sont au nombre de neuf devant la cour d'assises (12 en ...
French avocat, compared to his UK counterpart (i.e.solicitor), meets clients, gives legal advice, drafts letters and contracts and prepares the client's case for trial, but is also allowed to appear before a judge. If you want to start legal proceedings, or if you are accused of something and need to defend yourself, you may, or in certain cases must, take on an avocat. There are cases where if you do not have an avocat, then you will not be legally represented (in divorce proceedings, for ...
A juror is a French citizen who is called for service on a jury alongside professional judges, for a short period of time. Prior to the Act of 6th August 2011, jurors were only used in the Crown Court (cour d'assises), but since 1st January 2012, they can also now sit in the magistrates' court (tribunal correctionnel). The Crown Court has the power to try more serious criminal cases such as armed robbery, rape, murder, etc. There are 9 jurors in a Crown Court (or 12 if it is a Court of Appeal) ...
la cour de cassation vient de décider que l'état de santé d'un locataire ne lui donnait pas des droits supplémentaires dans ses rapports avec son propriétaire. Un locataire refusait que son propriétaire lui remplace son chauffage au gaz par un chauffage électrique. il fournissait pour cela un certificat médical indiquant que le chauffage électrique risquait d'aggraver son asthme. la cour a refusé de prendre cet argument en compte et a considéré que le propriétaire avait rempli ses obligations en ...
- Un devis est obligatoire dans le secteur du batiment et de l'électroménager pour les travaux de dépannage, de réparation ou d'entretien dont le montant dépasse 150 € TTC - Un devis est généralement gratuit mais la loi permet aussi qu'il soit facturé. Dans ce cas le professionnel doit avoir préalablement informé le client du coût du devis. - Le devis doit comporter un certain nombre de mentions obligatoires : la date d'établissement du devis, nom et adresse du professionnel, nom ...
French cheques are set out slightly differently to English ones. The main difference when writing out a French cheque is that the amount that the cheque is for goes at the top where in an English cheque you would normally put the name of the person that you are making the cheque payable to. After “payez contre ce chèque “ This is where you write the amount in words. You can write the cents in letters or numbers. You will find useful information to help you to convert French numbers on ...
The role of Solicitors and Barristers in the UK The UK has two types of practicing lawyers: solicitors and barristers. A solicitor is a type of practicing lawyer who primarily handles office work, while barristers plead cases in court. Barristers depend on solicitors to provide them with trial work because they are not allowed to accept work on their own. The distinction between solicitors and barristers was originally based on their roles in the English court system. Solicitors were ...
How to report a crime If you find yourself victim of a crime in France the law allows you to demand justice and to seek redress, whether it be a violent act by a neighbour or someone you know, a burglary, or even repeated antisocial behaviour. France's two security forces - the police and the gendarmerie - deal with the reporting of crimes. The police are responsible for urban areas; the gendarmerie is responsible for rural areas. Where to report a crime In France, you ...