Judicial Acts
Various Judicial Acts
Notifications / Service of Process:
Service by a judicial bailiff provides a record of the delivery of a document and the date of delivery. The bailiff serves judicial acts, enforcement documents, letters or parcels in person and draws up a written report.
Auctions:
The involvement of a judicial bailiff in voluntary movable property auctions ensures compliance with legal requirements and the proper conduct of auctions throughout the Canton of Geneva. A voluntary sale must be carried out through a bailiff, who acts as a public officer. He is mandated to prepare and organize the auction and eventually draws up an authentic record. The judicial bailiff also conducts auctions under judicial authority.
Enforcement of judgments:
The REYMOND office organises the enforcement of judgments in Geneva, including evictions from residential and commercial premises. It contacts the parties and service providers involved in preparing the intervention and ensures that all those concerned are informed.
These arrangements are made in accordance with the applicable rules, with regard for the interests of all parties.
Protests:
A protest is a formal act carried out by a judicial bailiff or a notary which acknowledges the refusal to pay or accept a bill of exchange (promissory note or bill of exchange).
Provisional and Super-provisional measures:
These measures ensure the subsequent enforcement of a right and temporarily regulate a legal situation.
They also serve as protective measures, for example to seize an object in dispute or impose a temporary ban. The bailiff intervenes in implementing these measures, taking all necessary steps.
Judicial Bailiffs in Geneva
Judicial bailiffs are public officers (officiers ministériels) like notaries, and they act independently across the entire canton of Geneva. With a numerus clausus of nine, they are appointed by the Council of State and take an oath when entering office. The profession is independent and governed by the law and regulations concerning judicial bailiffs. The activities of judicial bailiffs include, among others:
They prepare factual reports, condition reports, inventories, etc.
They serve legal notifications and provide services to the courts.
They draw up protests.
They intervene in voluntary public or forced auctions.
They act in the execution phase of judgments concerning the forced eviction of tenants and carry out provisional measures.