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Power Outage Paralyzes Courts on Paris’s Île de la Cité

Power lines damaged by an intense heatwave knocked out electricity across the Île de la Cité, prompting generator deployment for service restoration this afternoon.

Le Palais de justice de l'île de la Cité à Paris, le 5 septembre 2023
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Overview

  • The stoppage hit the Palais de Justice, the tribunal des activités économiques, the Prefecture of Police and the Maison des Avocats, halting judicial and administrative services.
  • Urgent hearings such as involuntary hospitalizations and foreign litigation cases were transferred to the Conseil de prud’hommes de Paris under the court’s continuity plan.
  • Enedis reported that exceptional heat damaged the electrical network and left about 1,400 clients without power on Monday morning.
  • Three mobile generators were installed by midday and full electrical service is expected to resume by this afternoon, according to utility and court officials.
  • High-profile proceedings, including the verdict in the Stéphane Richard arbitration dispute, were postponed due to the blackout.