Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

prise en la personne de

English translation:

represented by

Added to glossary by Neil Rear
Apr 7, 2005 00:11
19 yrs ago
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French term

prise ne la personne

French to English Law/Patents Law: Contract(s)
La société Passin demandait au Tribunal de condamner la société Destin, prise ne la personne de son liquidateur, à payer à Futur la somme de 8.000 € au titre de l'article 700 du NCPC. (France)
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 represented by
5 in the person of
3 acting by

Proposed translations

+2
53 mins
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represented by

I think you'll find this question has been asked before on KudoZ, and "represented by" was one of the answers given.
Peer comment(s):

agree sarahl (X)
33 mins
agree Christopher RH : Agreed, though you lose the notion of the liquidator being "obliged" to receive service and defend the entity he represents...
6 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks very much, Sarah!"
21 mins

in the person of

It's a typo. It should read "en la personne"
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1 hr

acting by

EG House of Lords decision below

"the right of avoidance under section 395 ...can be claimed only by the company **acting by** its liquidator or administrator"
Peer comment(s):

neutral Christopher RH : the trouble is that the entity "pris en la personne" is not the one doing the acting.
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