#2016-1547Law No. 2016-1547 on the Modernization of 21st Century Justice
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The law 'LOI n° 2016-1547' aims to modernize and improve the judicial system in France by enhancing access to justice and legal services. It establishes a unique reception service for users of the justice system, initiates digital interactions for various legal professions, and promotes amicable dispute resolution through mediation. The law also sets out the responsibilities of different actors in the justice framework, emphasizing the role of mediation in resolving conflicts before court interventions.
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Key Changes
- Introduction of a unique reception service for the public to assist with legal procedures and submissions.
- Mandatory conciliation attempts prior to litigation in certain cases to encourage amicable resolutions.
- Enhanced digital relationships and data accessibility for legal professions to improve interoperability and efficiency.
Obligations
What this law requires
Establish and maintain a unique reception service (service d'accueil unique du justiciable) with competence extending beyond the jurisdiction where it is implanted to inform persons about procedures and receive procedural documents from them.
Departmental councils for access to justice (conseils départementaux de l'accès au droit) must participate in implementing a local policy for amicable dispute resolution (résolution amiable des différends).
Legal professions (huissiers de justice, notaires, commissaires-priseurs judiciaires, avocats, avocats au Conseil d'Etat et à la Cour de cassation, commissaires aux comptes, experts-comptables) must offer their clients a digital relationship in a format guaranteeing interoperability of all exchanges.
Legal professions must freely make accessible data from their national directories and registers using an open, reusable standard exploitable by automated processing to guarantee interoperability.
Judicial administrators (administrateurs judiciaires) and judicial mandataries (mandataires judiciaires) must offer interested persons a digital relationship in a format guaranteeing interoperability of exchanges, within the limits of their judicial mandate.