Civil & Commercial Litigation
Bailiff / Judicial Officer
The bailiff serves documents and executes enforceable titles. Understand their intervention and the documents to keep upon receipt.
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Service by Bailiff
Service is the formality by which a bailiff / judicial officer brings a procedural act to the attention of its recipient. It differs from a simple email or ordinary letter and can have effects on deadlines and execution.
Keep the complete act, with the mentions related to delivery. To calculate an appeal, examine this document rather than an isolated copy of the judgment. If you have changed address or received the act indirectly, explain the exact circumstances: they must be assessed according to the rules of the concerned procedure.
The act of service is an autonomous document to be kept with the served decision. Its date may count more, for an appeal, than the date on which you obtained an informal copy of the judgment. The calculation depends, however, on the concerned appeal route.
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