assigner en garantie

English translation: to bring third-party proceedings against

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French term or phrase:assigner en garantie
English translation:to bring third-party proceedings against
Entered by: Dr Andrew Read

18:16 Apr 5, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / + insurance-related (possibly)
French term or phrase: assigner en garantie
Here's the case summary, to provide the full context. The phrase is starred in the 2nd para. Thanks in advance...

"Cet arrêt est relatif à un banal accident de la circulation, à la suite duquel la victime avait subi plusieurs interventions chirurgicales. Elle fut indemnisée sur la base de la loi de 1985 par l’auteur de l’accident. Des transfusions sanguines s’imposèrent, à l’occasion desquelles la victime contracta le virus du sida.

"La victime avait intenté une action contre l’Etablissement français du sang (EFS), lequel fut condamné à indemniser les ayants-droits de la victime décédée depuis lors. L’établissement *assigna alors en garantie* le conducteur et son assureur. Il fut débouté en appel. L’établissement n’avait pu prouver que la faute du conducteur pouvait fonder une action de nature quasi-délictuelle servant de base à son action récursoire.
Dr Andrew Read
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:27
then brought third-party ('Part 20') proceedings against the driver and insurer
Explanation:
or: 'served them with third-party (Part 20) notice'.

Just to be out-of-step with the the other contributors, though backed up by FHS Bridge's Council of Europe Glossary: 'assignation en garantie - action to enforce a guarantee or warranty'.

However, I believe it's got nothing to do with the ins. cover or a guarantee - rather an indemnity - e.g. the Institutional Defendant is shopping around for a scapegoat and kicking back at the driver and insurer (Third-Party - now known as Part 20 defendants)- for a 'contribution and indemnity' to help pay off the victim plaintiff/claimant. That's the way the claim is worded in the UK.

I keep on explaining this in vaeious into-Eng. combinations, but ain't doing very well - judging from the responses

'..ADDING A THIRD PARTY TO A CLAIM COMPLETE the THIRD PARTY NOTICE. ... w FILE the THIRD PARTY NOTICE by tak- ing or mailing it to the Court Registry. ...'
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KirstyMacC (X)
Local time: 00:27
Grading comment
Thanks again, Counsel - "third-party proceedings" was just right for this paper about French law for an international journal.
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4 +4then brought third-party ('Part 20') proceedings against the driver and insurer
KirstyMacC (X)
5makes the driver and its insurance liable for the guarantie [of payment]
Juan Fern�ndez
4to call in warranty
NatalieD


  

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makes the driver and its insurance liable for the guarantie [of payment]


Explanation:
Andrew, from what I understood, the EFS, in their appeal, wants the driver and its insurance to indemnifying the beneficiaries of the victim hence the expression *assigna alors en garantie*

Juan Fern�ndez
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to call in warranty


Explanation:
1. Domaine(s)
– Practice (Law)

Domaine(s)
– Procédure (Droit)


call in warranty Source CORRECT, LOC. VERBALE

appeler en garantie Source CORRECT

OBS – «Appeler en garantie» veut dire obliger le garant à intervenir dans une instance où se trouve poursuivie la personne à qui il doit garantie. «Le défendeur a appelé en garantie son codéfendeur poursuivi conjointement.» Source

OBS – L'appel en garantie est une procédure de mise en cause en droit civil français par laquelle le défendeur appelle en cause une tierce personne en vue d'obtenir garantie; cette procédure est analogue à celle d'«impleader» de la common law. L'expression «mettre en cause» est plus générale et peut s'employer tant en droit civil qu'en common law. Source



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then brought third-party ('Part 20') proceedings against the driver and insurer


Explanation:
or: 'served them with third-party (Part 20) notice'.

Just to be out-of-step with the the other contributors, though backed up by FHS Bridge's Council of Europe Glossary: 'assignation en garantie - action to enforce a guarantee or warranty'.

However, I believe it's got nothing to do with the ins. cover or a guarantee - rather an indemnity - e.g. the Institutional Defendant is shopping around for a scapegoat and kicking back at the driver and insurer (Third-Party - now known as Part 20 defendants)- for a 'contribution and indemnity' to help pay off the victim plaintiff/claimant. That's the way the claim is worded in the UK.

I keep on explaining this in vaeious into-Eng. combinations, but ain't doing very well - judging from the responses

'..ADDING A THIRD PARTY TO A CLAIM COMPLETE the THIRD PARTY NOTICE. ... w FILE the THIRD PARTY NOTICE by tak- ing or mailing it to the Court Registry. ...'



    Reference: http://www.ag.gov.bc.ca/courts/forms/scl/scl003.pdf
    Civil Litigation Manual, Inns of Court (Bar) School of Law, Blackstones Press, London
KirstyMacC (X)
Local time: 00:27
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Grading comment
Thanks again, Counsel - "third-party proceedings" was just right for this paper about French law for an international journal.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lenkl: Absolutely. "Third party action" in the US (Black's) and nothing to to with warranties or guarantees, at least here but perhaps because the more common phrase is "appel en garantie"
1 hr

agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): YES
3 hrs

agree  ACOZ (X): Yes
3 hrs

agree  Peter Freckleton
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