mandat ad hoc

English translation: ad hoc mandate

09:01 Feb 22, 2002

French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents

French term or phrase: mandat ad hoc

This is a letter from a lawyer to the "Administrateur Judiciaire" of a company. "Votre réf : mandat ad hoc XXX"
What would be a good translation?
TIA

Mary Lalevee KudoZ activity Questions: 973 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (54 closed without grading) Answers: 307 United Kingdom
Local time: 22:59

English translation:ad hoc mandate

Explanation:
Hi Mary,

A "mandat ad hoc" is a specific judicial procedure.

You can study the meaning here...

[PDF] « PROCEDURES AMIABLES » : LE MANDAT AD HOC :
Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
... des difficultés des entreprises Paris Ile de France Juin 2001 « PROCEDURES AMIABLES
» : LE MANDAT AD HOC : (Loi 10/6/94) L'Entreprise n'est pas en état de ...
www.oec-paris.fr/cip_fiche6.pdf

I think the only option is to translate it as "ad hoc mandate".

I will give it some more thought and if a light goes on, I will come back to you.

Regards,

Steven

Selected response from:

Steven Geller
Local time: 23:59

Grading comment

Thanks once again Steven.
(and thanks to the others too)
Mary
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

ad hoc mandate

Steven Geller

5 -1

administration order

Nikki Scott-Despaigne

spontaneous commission

Margaret Lagoyianni

4 -1

spontaneous warrant

Electra

3 -2

Your instructions re. XXX

Gillian Hargreaves (X)

Answers

18 mins confidence:

spontaneous commission

Explanation:
spontaneous as synonym of ad hoc
mandatcould also mean 'trust' or 'assignment'

Margaret Lagoyianni
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:59
PRO pts in pair: 21

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

Your instructions re. XXX

Explanation:
... depending on what XXX stands for. "Ad hoc" normally means "for a particular purpose", but my guess is that here it is actually referring to XXX.

Gillian Hargreaves (X)
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 575

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

spontaneous warrant

Explanation:
"mandat"could mean "warrant" (jur.)

Electra
Local time: 22:59
Native speaker of:

Hungarian,

Romanian

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

ad hoc mandate

Steven Geller
Local time: 23:59
PRO pts in pair: 1246

Grading comment

Thanks once again Steven.
(and thanks to the others too)
Mary

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

administration order

Explanation:
This is a very personal choice of course, as there is often debate about seeking parallels. Systems differ so much from one coutnry to another! What follows is information as to how the French system works in these stages, in which solutions are sought to avoid liquidation/bankruptcy, and the same for England and Wales. In any event, you may find that for a UK context, the UK terminology will come in useful for a footnote.

The “mandat a d hoc” is a court order in which the scope of the administrator’s ambit is defined. The company is not yet in receivership and an amicable solution is being sought.

You might find it helpful to look at the following URL by way of comparison : http://www.insolvency.co.uk/legal/options.htm A close comparison would be administration (companies), partnership administration (partnerships) and involuntary individual arrangement (IVA, for individuals : “Voluntary arrangement between individual and creditors - supervised by an insolvency practitioner”). A close UK parallel (for a footnote for example) would be “administration order”, the order under which the court places a company or an individual under the control of an administrator.

You might find a useful parallel in the following definitions (http://www.insolvency.co.uk/legal/termseng.htm#admintor) :

Administrator :
“The insolvency practitioner appointed by the court to handle the affairs of a company the subject of an administration order.”

Administration order :
“(1) An administration order is a court order placing a company that is, or is likely to become, insolvent under the control of an administrator following a petition by the company, its directors or a creditor. The purpose of the order is to preserve the company's business and assets to allow a reorganisation or ensure the most advantageous realisation of its assets whilst protecting it from action by its creditors.
(2) The administration of the insolvent estate of a deceased debtor.
(3) County court process permitting an individual with modest debts to pay off instalments. No insolvency practitioner is involved."

http://www.remedial.fr/sources/recouvrement/mandatadhoc.asp

Phase Amiable - Mandat Ad Hoc :

Sur la requête d'une entreprise débitrice, le Président du Tribunal de Commerce peut désigner, par ordonnance un Mandataire ad hoc, dont il détermine la mission. Le mandat confié peut porter sur une mission particulière ou sur une assistance plus large du débiteur. L'intérêt du mandat ad hoc réside dans sa souplesse et sa confidentialité.Le Mandataire doit établir un dialogue entre le débiteur et ses créanciers afin de trouver une solution négociée sans formalité impérative et sans l'effet de la publicité négative d'une procédure.

http://www.remedial.fr/sources/banque/bqgestcrea.asp

Mandat ad hoc :
Loi N°84-148 du 01/03/84 art.35
Reconnu officiellement par la loi de 1994, le mandat ad hoc est un mode non judiciaire du traitement des entreprise en difficultés; il est determiné par le Président du Tribunal sur demande du dirigeant et par voie de requête; son contenu est lié aux circonstances et adaptable à toute situation.

Mandataire ad hoc :
Loi N°84-148 du 01/03/84 art.35
Nommé par le tribunal dans le cadre du mandat ad hoc et souvent choisi sur la liste des administrateurs judiciaires même si cela n'est pas une obligation (la compétence est essentielle), le mandataire ad hoc a pour mission de régler la difficulté qui lui est soumise, sans pour autant déssaisir le dirigeant; son intérêt est sa confidentialité.

Reference: http://www.insolvency.co.uk/legal/termseng.htm#admintor
Reference: http://www.remedial.fr/sources/banque/bqgestcrea.asp

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 23:59
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 4638

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