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intervenir volontairement

English translation: to file a suit on one's own behalf

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French term or phrase:intervenir volontairement
English translation:to file a suit on one's own behalf
Entered by: Paul Stevens

08:34 Jul 8, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Legal
French term or phrase: intervenir volontairement
I can translate this expression, but I was wondering whether there is a specific legalese phrase in English for it in the following context:

A summons has been served on Company XX and this is the next phrase:

"XX est intervenue volontairement pour obtenir réparation de son préjudice propre en incriminant des actes constitutifs selon elle de concurrence déloyale"

TIA for any assistance on this
Paul Stevens
Local time: 05:25
to act deliberately/for the (express) purpose of
Explanation:
a suggestion. "Intervene" in English carries a connotation of acting on someone else's behalf, and XX has filed suit on his own behalf. "Volontaire", apart from "voluntary", also means deliberate.
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Parrot
Spain
Local time: 06:25
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Thank you
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3to intervene voluntarily
Rowan Morrell
4 +2to act deliberately/for the (express) purpose of
Parrot


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to intervene voluntarily


Explanation:
According to my Collins Robert French dictionary, "intervenir" just means "to intervene" in a legal context. And "volontairement" means "voluntarily" in a legal context also. So I think the translation is quite simply "XX intervened voluntarily etc."


    Collins Robert French-English English-French Dictionary
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 16:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Ponting: Quite right: "the [buyer], in receivership represented by Paul Patry, Esq., receiver, intervened voluntarily in the suit to obtain joint and several condemnation of the [seller and Zurich Assurances]"- http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/wais/db/cases2/0010
7 mins
agree  Sue Crocker
4 hrs
agree  Jean-Luc Dumont
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to act deliberately/for the (express) purpose of


Explanation:
a suggestion. "Intervene" in English carries a connotation of acting on someone else's behalf, and XX has filed suit on his own behalf. "Volontaire", apart from "voluntary", also means deliberate.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 06:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 42
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
3 hrs
agree  tinam966
8 hrs
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