02/12/2023
Usefulness of the bailiff's ascertainment
December 2, 2023- If the bailiff can only make purely material findings, excluding any opinion on the factual or legal consequences that may result, his finding must not appear in the eyes of some as a restriction. Indeed, the definition of the role of the bailiff is, on the contrary, the strength of his observation. This strength emerges from the relevance of the facts found. The importance of the finding remains linked to its usefulness, which is considerable. The bailiff's ascertainment is nothing more or less than a legal photograph that preserves the memory of the facts which, without this report, could fade over time....