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FranceCivil
Can lawyers skip a key step in fee disputes?
- Court
- Cour de cassation
- Decided
- Sep 17, 2026
- Citation
- 25-13.045
- Judges
- Mme Martinel
AI breakdown
- A client disputed his lawyer’s fees and didn't follow the typical notice rules.
- The court decided the standard notice rules don’t apply to attorney fee disputes.
- This decision means fee disputes follow a special, simplified process.
Outcome
Cassation
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