nulidad de oficio

English translation: an ex oficio (finding of) nullity

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Spanish term or phrase:nulidad de oficio
English translation:an ex oficio (finding of) nullity
Entered by: Asuncion Ferrer

21:06 Feb 9, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Peruvian Bankruptcy proceeding
Spanish term or phrase: nulidad de oficio
An appeal requesting the nullity of a resolution that declared a mining company in bankruptcy
Asuncion Ferrer
Local time: 17:25
an ex oficio (finding of) nullity
Explanation:
is the term you want here but without more context it is impossible to fit it into any sentence.

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It means the judge can find it on his own initiative without being pleaded by the parties or supported by them.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2013-02-10 08:42:16 GMT)
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see, eg
An ex officio declaration of a contract’s nullity is therefore only one of the possibilities available to Member States for protecting consumers for the purposes of Article 4 of Directive 85/577.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...




sorry that's officio with two ff's
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Billh
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1an ex oficio (finding of) nullity
Billh
4nullity by the Judge/Court at his/its own instance
veronicaes
4nullity by administrative initiative / nullity sua sponte
Ray Ables
3 +1automatic nullity
Adrian MM. (X)


  

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nullity by the Judge/Court at his/its own instance


Explanation:
De oficio: En Derecho Procesal se usa esta expresión para
determinar las actuaciones y diligencias, así como
las facultades, que pueden realizar los jueces
por su propia iniciativa; es decir, sin instancia
de parte interesada.



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nullity by administrative initiative / nullity sua sponte


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Ray Ables
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automatic nullity


Explanation:
Not nullidad de pleno derecho, but de oficio.

If it's an application by one party, difficult to see how can be of the court's own motion, rather in the sense of 'by (automatic) operation of law'.


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Adrian MM. (X)
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agree  AllegroTrans: null and void by automatic operation of law
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  -> Yes. Yours us a quantum rather than a giant leap from mine.
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an ex oficio (finding of) nullity


Explanation:
is the term you want here but without more context it is impossible to fit it into any sentence.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2013-02-10 08:40:18 GMT)
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It means the judge can find it on his own initiative without being pleaded by the parties or supported by them.

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Note added at 11 hrs (2013-02-10 08:42:16 GMT)
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see, eg
An ex officio declaration of a contract’s nullity is therefore only one of the possibilities available to Member States for protecting consumers for the purposes of Article 4 of Directive 85/577.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...




sorry that's officio with two ff's

Billh
Local time: 01:25
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agree  marideoba
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