Civil and criminal claims There is a traditional distinction between civil law - which allows a natural or legal person to obtain a financial or material benefit from another person - and criminal law, which aims to punish behaviour that is contrary to an established rule of life in society. At first glance, therefore,...
The statute of limitations: what does it mean? "I sometimes read in the press that a case has lapsed due to prescription. What is meant by prescription? Why, how and when does it begin? How long does it take to take effect? Is it from the time of a judgment or from the time when the case was referred to the authorities or the authorities became aware of it?
Preparing your estate: the three types of will " I'm 82 years old and, apart from a half-brother, I have no other relatives. All my life, I've quarrelled with my half-brother, who has often lied to me and hidden things about our mother. I therefore do not want him to touch my inheritance to my...
First appointment free... " With a view to opening my own medical practice, I approached a trust agent who had issued a voucher for a free initial consultation. Over the phone and at the start of the interview, the agent confirmed that the first appointment would be free of charge, but that subsequent appointments would have to be paid for. In the end, the project came to nothing...
Clarification on usufruct and right of habitation "I read with interest your two previous articles on the right of habitation or usufruct that it is possible to give our children over a house, instead of entering into a lease, but I'm not sure that I fully understood the difference between them. Thank you for clarifying things for me once again...
PPE: what about the person who doesn't pay? I live in a condominium where one of the co-owners has not been paying his utilities for some time now. What can we, the other co-owners, do to ensure that the contributions are paid? Who can or should take action against him? Y, Vau En...
PPE: who should pay for the shutters? "How should the cost of repairing or replacing some of the shutters in a condominium be shared? Should they be paid for by the condominium, or should each condominium owner be responsible for his or her own costs? Is it possible to replace some of the shutters...
Can we exclude an obnoxious neighbour? I can't take it any more! In what used to be a peaceful block of flats owned by people of good company, living with a new young next-door neighbour has become unbearable: he stores half his stuff in the corridors, lets his dog do his business,...
Can we get divorced in France? "We've been married for about ten years and have a 5-year-old daughter. My husband now wants a divorce, but I have no objections. We were married in Switzerland, but now live in France. So, for convenience's sake, we'd like to divorce in France. Is this possible? If so, our...
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