By Yasmine EDDAM
7 April 2025
The publication of legal notices is an obligatory step in many legal transactions in business life. Far from being a mere administrative formality, these publications are an essential mechanism for guaranteeing the legal certainty of transactions. This obligation to publish informs third parties and makes certain deeds enforceable, thereby protecting the interests of everyone in the business world. Find out more about the foundations of this system, its legal framework and the conditions that newspapers must meet in order to publish these announcements. Why legal notices are essential The fundamental principle behind legal notices is the need to inform third parties. In law, contracts are normally only binding on the parties who sign them - this is the relative effect of contracts. However, certain legal acts must be enforceable against third parties if they are to be fully effective. Publication in a legal gazette meets this need. It is the preferred means of...
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