To promote access to justice, the courts become paying € 35

It is a concept that only a politician can understand, but to promote access to justice for the poorest, must now pay a tax stamp to 35 € for any requests for convening a court, since October 1 in 2011.

The explanation of the Ministry of Justice is that the money used to pay the legal assistance of the poor, who are offered a lawyer (and they do not even have to pay these 35 €).

Course "in default of payment, your application will be declared inadmissible" and "if you win your case, you can ask the judge to order the defendant to refund the contribution." But for small claims, including before the local court, for example against a commercial site of robbers , buy a stamp and forward this amount is binding. Already many people are afraid to go to court for small amounts and prefer to let the thieves get away, if in addition you have to pay € 35 in advance, this is a godsend for this kind of crooks .

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Also in cases like the labor court, the plaintiff will never be repaid since awaiting a decision, not compensation (if I understood what I read about it!). Already that access to justice with its jargon and its organization is a messy chore, if simple procedures and practices to settle small claims court as proximity, become paid, I do not see how it will help us. Remains the justice conciliators, but they have no executive power.

As often in France, it is better to win nothing and rely solely on grants and aid, rather than working and paying full price. But I thought we had a right wing government.

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And even worse: if you are educated enough to represent yourself in court, but you can benefit from legal aid, it is better to pay a lawyer to the state to avoid the 35 €. Much like it is better to see a GP before seeing a specialist, even if it was not necessary. I'm recalculating, I can not find savings ...