Cordiez France Process Service

International Service of Process in France under the Hague Service Convention or EC regulation.

We arrange service of all legal documents in France on behalf of foreign litigants, through our network of French process servers.

Process Serving throughout France.

Process serving can be a problem in France namely because the phrase “process serving” is not used in this country. Having said that some Huissier's are now using the phrase. Process serving is a practice that is little known in France and some other European countries.

Non UK process serving and Huissier des Justice.

Process Serving, as we understand in common-law countries, is reserved for state Bailiffs (Huissier de Justice). In other European countries Huissier de Justice are attached to the Public Sector. Unlike the USA and Canada where this practice falls into the private sector. In parts of Europe, Canada and the United States, this procedure is ordered by the courts, relayed by lawyers and transmitted by private detectives, private “process servers” or bailiffs.

In France however only “Huissiers des Justice” can serve legal documents such as trial notifications, commands, etc. We will instruct a reliable bailiff

For service on a French national it is a requirement that the documents are translated into French. Normally it is done buy a court translator but must have the official stamp of the translator. This is usually more expensive than the actual service fees. For service on other than a French national, a British resident for example, they may still require the documents to be translated because they need to know what is contained in them.
Full details of the petitioner including full name, nee name, date & place of birth, full address supported by proof in some cases, profession and sometimes passport are required.

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Sunday	Closed