The Contribution To Economic Justice : What Do You Need To Know

Since 1 January 2025, twelve Commercial Courts (« Tribunaux de Commerce ») have been converted into Economic Activity Courts (« Tribunaux des Activités Économiques » abbreviated as « TAE ») on a pilot basis for four years¹, covering particularly Paris, Nanterre, Lyon and Marseille. This reform comes with a major new feature : the Contribution to Economic Justice (« Contribution pour la justice économique »), payable by the claimant upon commencement of proceedings². Beyond contributing to the funding of the French public justice service, this contribution aims to avoid deter abusive and dilatory litigation and encourage the amicable settlement of disputes.

The contribution, which concerns all proceedings (including emergency proceedings) initiated from 1 January 2025, applies to companies bringing claims before the Economic Activity Court where the total value of the claims exceeds €50,000, excluding procedural costs which are not counted towards this threshold. However, companies