On 31 March, the bar of the Palace will be closed , pending a possible takeover by some already interested candidates. For lawyers and other regulars , the closure of this mythical place would be catastrophic. To the right on entering the table of some major criminal lawyers . Hervé Temime , Thierry Herzog and Pierre Haik lunched there with their employees. In the background, against the wall, the young guard surrounded the Director of Criminal Office , Dominique Rousseau , hoping to get the good files. Around in the large vaulted room , the people Palace , lawyers, clerks , judges, policemen, journalists met there , regardless of function , in order to breathe , including chat , to impregnate stories and legends that s are told . From morning to night , we had to breathe after the struggle of courtrooms . The venue, located in the extension of the desk, facing the courtyard from May to the right of the grand staircase . It was the bar of the Palace. Dying , it should close at the end of the month , pending potential buyers . This idea raises a range of emotions among the regulars. Dominique Breard , desperate : What do we do now ? Well eat the dispensers? Which ambient gloom ! . His colleague Henri de Beauregard, already nostalgic : It saddens me , because it favored the lives of lawyers, it was one of the places where we could ask for our many timeouts . It reminds a little closing of the Post , which follows the same logic : dematerialization relationships of justice . The Advocate General Stephen Madranges also historian judicial heritage , is the most virulent This refreshment is part of the life of a great city court , it is an essential place , remove it would be highly prejudicial , really dramatic is he laments . The judge continued: Until recently, I prompted foreign dignitaries came to visit this landmark in the history of Europe. A place as rich as the Palais de la Cité , on the human level as in terms of heritage , history , international trade , can not deny a place of conviviality . Because the bar or buffet palace, if one believes the golden header that overlooks the entrance gate was a bubble , alcove for the lawyer Anne- Sophie Laguens . His Sister Julie Vendé , large accustomed place , enjoyed where we came to get rid of its legal trappings . A warm hyper place , where violence broke with the audience , confirms their colleague Yann Le Bras. The barrister said Pierre -Olivier Sur have felt incredible atmosphere among these mythical tables . Expectations verdict of death penalty, there are more than thirty years , the feast of the Corsicans during the trial Colonna , the jolly atmosphere of the bar daily knew how to take a dramatic turn . Suicide and the slow death of the place The bar is above all a place steeped in history. This is where death row awaiting the wagon parked in the courtyard of which may be brought to halve the Place de Greve - or Place de la Concorde for Marie Antoinette and other illustrious prisoners of the revolution . And to go from the courtroom to the dungeons , we borrowed a small spiral staircase , hidden today . In 1956, Mr. Brown , first dealership opens the place . Home cooking, warm, personal and lawyers are soon the bar the privileged place of their meeting in the Palace of Justice. The food is simple , the map that a humble bistro , and waitresses dressed administer the room with enthusiasm and professionalism. The concession was taken over by his son, who manages the business with the same zeal . But the difficulties are beginning to emerge on the horizon. In the mid 90s , it appears that the place is not sanitary standards. Thierry Brun proposes to do the necessary work against the renewal of its concession. But this procedure requiring a tender , the promise is impossible. Time passes and it seems increasingly clear that the judicial authorities want to close the place. It might be necessary to be honest from the start , explaining that his refreshment should be closed one day , explained at the time Jean- Pierre Mignard , in the columns of Liberation. In 1998 , veterinary services forbid him to serve hot food . In August 1999, Thierry Brun files for bankruptcy . On 22 September, he shot himself in the head. The tragedy confirms the closure of the bar. The profession seems to have made his grief. But in 2001, Sodexo took over the concession and recovery activity , after heavy work. The bar reborn and young lawyers take ownership of the place as before their elders. But the former , however, are skeptical. They see now , the bar is a snack , says Yann Le Bras , who was sworn in there 20 years and refers to the mood St Germain 90s . Despite maintaining the tradition of the table penalists by unwavering Dominique Rousseau, pivot location . Philippe Lucet , general secretary of the Association and lawyer for 50 years , speaks with warmth ancient times, the impression , that gave the bar , old brewery whose floor creaked . For him, his decline dates from the late 70s, when lawyers begin to plead in the courts and suburban drag least Palace. Then, of course , the explosion in the number of lawyers. Before we were a family, everyone knew , he says , describing a fraternal atmosphere. While the boozer has lost its luster , there remained a place of fun and relaxation . And above all, a place of privileged exchange, where judges and lawyers discussed without hatred or fear . We descended from our professional pedestal , ready to share and laugh , recalls Dominique Breard . Henri de Beauregard still see the great Georges Kiejman tumble whirlwind , radiant, and control streams of champagne after winning a libel suit brought by Olivier Metzner . Yann Le Bras , he mentions this anecdote that he was reported , Jean- Louis Tixier- Jacques Vergès Vignancour and chatting over coffee . This is the quintessential neutral place! He concludes . Pierre- Olivier Sur, who knows in campaigns , ensuring that he would not lead his imagined without the bar. It was the ideal place for any candidate for the conference or training Bâtonnier to get noticed , to convince his colleagues. There were a lot of funny scenes between lawyers, judges , policemen. An atmosphere that Daumier ! Summarizes the court reporter of Le Figaro, Stéphane Durand- Souffland . A place where we discuss desultory is a place where we collect - and crosses - information . It crossed many sources, including senior judges who were talking , enjoying the ambiance less solemn than usual , said Pierre- Antoine Souchard , president of the Association of Judicial press several years straight , held its bamboula in the annual bar. He had also made the observation Decline: Many people no longer came , Sodexo did not understand how the place worked, they thought that profit , he laments . Sodexo abandons the concession in 2008 without explanation , but shall resume the company Horeto . The following is a slow degradation of working conditions, a decline that organized disgusted Magali Cauwet , waitress and manager of the bar from 2001 to 2011. Horeto repeated errors Sodexo. They had the same mismanagement , and worse , she laments , very angry against such a mess . How to achieve the feat in loss of a restaurant and bar that had a semi captive customer base of over 3,000 employees and thousands of lawyers likely to come every day? Maria, Séverine and Beatrice team waitresses from the bar , tell , disillusioned , the end of history. They did everything to make it fall: pay extras weekend while the place is deserted , impose a manager they know hateful, increase rates , while the card itself does not changed in two and a half years . Horeto wants a decline in fees from 10 % to 2 % of turnover - implausible requirements rejected by the Palace. So December 19, 2013 , the dealer officially warns the team of his withdrawal , scheduled for January 14, then postponed to March 31. Employees are offered deals reclassification : Populate distributors in Picardy for lower wages . They get angry , take a lawyer to challenge what they see as unfair dismissal. The climate is deleterious atmosphere leaded good. A pool bar on the throne for the closure of the bar . To their knowledge, no buyer is not in contention. But according to lawyers interested in the survival of the place, the Court of Appeal had received several offers two individuals and two companies - a fifth application should be filed . The Bar , very attached to the place , would like the bar to be taken by an individual, to taste again the atmosphere of yesteryear . The barrister himself would consider it again. In twenty years. Imagine what could be better for a former president , a retired lawyer ? Continue to dwell constantly anecdotes and stories to an audience of peers. Paradise . by Julien Mucchiellile March And PHD by CHEBBI :Med
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