marbux wrote:
Hi marbux,
SNIP (the very interesting discussion)
In France, we appear to have a fairly large degree of latitude in
pleading papers. In fact, most that I have seen from the many barristers
I work with tend to be rather informal in terms of formatting, the
minimum requirements appearing to be certain margin settings. There is,
AFAICT, no requirement for line numbering like there is in the US.
Indeed, paragraph numbering also appears to be relatively free and easy.
Perhaps this is one reason why the French judiciary is in such a mess
(sorry, gratuitous comments) ;-) Of course, the parties need to be
identified, as does the case (when known), but these are generally
common to all forms of pleading paper.
My question in response to your remarks would be : why choose the US as
the standard ? US based law form and procedure is far from being the
most prevalent in the world despite what many Americans may like to
think ;-) no trolling here, please. If the aim is to design a minimal,
functional standard set for the pleading template, surely it would be
better to start from the country that has the least requirements, i.e.
the smallest set of features, upon which the rest could be built,
extended or adapted. Let's face it, US procedural law is not known for
its simplicity, by any stretch of the imagination ;-)
Just my 2 cents as an IP attorney.
Alex
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