Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal was admissible despite the lack of a sufficiently specific power of attorney authorizing the representative to appeal in this case.
Solution extraite
The submitted powers of attorney were too vague and general and did not expressly authorize an appeal against the challenged judgment; the defect was not cured within the granted deadline.
Motifs extraits
Under Art. 42(5) LTF, when authorization is missing or doubtful, the court must set a deadline to remedy the defect. The court found that neither the 2007 nor the 2008 proxy specifically referred to this dispute, and the later proxy still lacked express authorization to appeal the 31 March 2008 judgment.