Matter
[D] [T] v Conseil national des barreaux (Paris Court of Appeal RG 23/05685)
- 14 February 2023Arbitration
14 February 2023Arbitration
Decision of the National Bar Council dated 14 February 2023
- Decision summary
- The National Bar Council rejected [D] [T]'s application to sit the examination for control of knowledge of French law under Article 100 of Decree No. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991, because the required reciprocity for access to the French legal profession was not established.
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2 participants[D] [T]
Conseil national des barreaux
1 year, 4 months and 6 days later · 492 days
- 20 June 2024France
20 June 2024France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, Division 4 - Chamber 13 in case RG 23/05685 dated 20 June 2024
Paris Court of Appeal, Division 4 - Chamber 13
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the National Bar Council's rejection of [D] [T]'s application to sit the French-law knowledge examination for admission to a French bar. It held that the applicant had not demonstrated the required reciprocity in law and in fact for French lawyers seeking to access and practise law in Russia. The court also ordered him to pay the costs and rejected the claim for an Article 700 award.
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14 authorities · 13 participants[D] [T]
- Representative
- Marion SERANNE (For: [D] [T])
Conseil national des barreaux
- Representative
- Dominique PIAU (For: Conseil national des barreaux · President of the National Bar Council)
President of the National Bar Council
- Representative
- Dominique PIAU (For: Conseil national des barreaux · President of the National Bar Council)
Paris Court of Appeal, Division 4 - Chamber 13
- Judge
- Estelle MOREAU
- Judge
- Nicole COCHET
- Advocate General
- Florence LIFCHITZ
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Victoria RENARD
- Institutional administrator
- Florence GREGORI