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FranceCivil
Construction firms fight over a missed appeal deadline
- Court
- Cour de cassation
- Decided
- Sep 10, 2026
- Citation
- 23-20.679
- Judges
- Mme Martinel (présidente)
AI breakdown
- Two construction companies missed an appeal deadline but argued it should extend to the next business day.
- The court decided in favor of the companies, accepting their argument about the deadline extension.
- The key reason was that deadlines falling on a weekend extend to the next working day.
Outcome
Cassation
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