The trial judges who, following

This decision provides important insight into your property law. Here is what it changes for you.

The situation

The trial judges who, following damage caused in the cellar of an agricultural group, rule on the claim for compensation that it brought against the municipality and the French State, which was called in guarantee, may, analysing the factual circumstances, rely on serious, precise and concordant presumptions to find that the damage had not been the work of isolated individuals but that of a group acting in the context of winegrowing demonstrations and were therefore the work of a crowd or gathering within the meaning of Article 116 of the Code of Communal Administration.

What the law says

This decision confirms the fundamental principles of property law.

Key points to remember

• Strictly comply with the statutory appeal deadlines
• Keep all your supporting documents (title deeds, instruments, correspondence)
• Anticipate: preventive advice always costs less than litigation

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