ArticleNo Seizures Without Criminal ProsecutionFrench criminal law is to be interpreted strictly. This principle, enshrined in Article 111-4 of the French Criminal Code, is a principle that permeates French criminal law.FranceCriminal LawSoulier Avocats
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ArticleCD Paris, February 9, 2024, Rejected Request For Time Extension, UPC_CFI_412/2023The power to extend a time limit should only be used with caution and only in justified exceptional cases (see UPC CFI 363/2023 LD Düsseldorf, order of 20 January 2024).FranceLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBardehle Pagenberg
ArticleInternational Arbitration: French Court Of Cassation Clarifies Its Approach To Dual Nationals In ISDS Through Two Significant Decisions On Treaty InterpretationThe French Court of Cassation has issued two landmark decisions addressing whether dual nationals can bring investment treaty arbitration claims against a state of which they hold nationality. These May 2026 rulings establish critical precedents for treaty interpretation under the Vienna Convention, particularly regarding the role of subsequent diplomatic agreements and the primacy of treaty text over general international law principles. FranceLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationAkin
ArticleFrench Court Of Appeal Clarifies Limits On Employee Subject Access RequestsA recent decision from the French Court of Appeal (available here in French) has confirmed that employees cannot rely on their right of access to obtain copies of entire work email correspondence or business files...FrancePrivacyLewis Silkin
ArticleLes limites de l'application de la clause pénale dans un contratPar une décision du 2 février 2022, la Cour de cassation est venue rappeler l'obligation pour le créancier de mettre en demeure son débiteur de s'exécuter de manière préalable à l'application de la clause pénale.FranceCorporate/Commercial LawHaas Avocats
ArticleThe Implications Of The Expanded Scope Of The French Class Action System On Potential Liability And Insurance Coverage For Companies Domiciled And Doing Business In FranceAlthough the French class action system has gotten off to a slow start with only 6 actions initiated to date, the recently and anticipated expanded scope of the French class action system will impact the potential liability and insurance coverage of corporations domiciled and doing business in France. FranceInsuranceReed Smith
ArticleSelective Distribution And Market Places: The Paris Court Of Appeal Aligns With The CJEUAfter this landmark decision, the French courts' position was highly expected.FranceAntitrust/Competition LawAugust Debouzy
ArticleFrench Supreme Court Says Uber Drivers Are Employees!More than a year after the Take Eat Easy decision in which the Labor Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) had for the first time ruled on the legal classification of the contract between ...FranceEmployment and HRSoulier Avocats
ArticleFrench Administrative Supreme Court Specifies The Conditions For The Regularization Of Environmental AuthorizationsIn a prefectoral order dated July 29, 2019, the préfet (local representative of the Government)of the Deux-Sèvres department granted to the company Ferme éolienne de Saint-Maurice...FranceEnvironmentSoulier Avocats
ArticleThe Tribunal Judiciaire Of Paris Has Sole Jurisdiction To Hear Duty Of Vigilance LawsuitsParent companies and large companies acting as principals may be held liable in the event of a breach of their duty of vigilance.FranceEnvironmentSoulier Avocats
ArticleJuge Judiciaire Vs Juge Administratif : Qui Protège Les Auteurs ?Les œuvres d'art – qu'elles soient utilitaires ou purement esthétiques – bénéficient d'une protection juridique renforcée. Le droit moral de l'auteur, prévu à l'article L. FranceLaw Department PerformanceHaas Avocats
ArticleQuelle Place Pour Les Déclarations Anonymes Invoquées En Justice ?L'anonymat est souvent utile pour délier les langues en ce qu'il favorise la liberté d'expression et peut permettre de protéger la vie privée.FranceLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationHaas Avocats
ArticleCession à prix minoré et acte anormal de gestionLa Cour administrative d'appel de Lyon confirme la requalification par l'administration fiscale d'une cession de titres à prix minoré par une société au fils...FranceTaxMayer Brown
ArticleL'Accès Du Grand Public Aux Données Du Registre Des Bénéficiaires Effectifs Maintenu Dans L'Attente De Tirer Toutes Les Conséquences De L'arrêt De La Cour De Justice De L'Union Européenne Du 22 Novembre 2022Dans un arrêt du 22 novembre 2022, la Cour de Justice de l'Union Européenne avait invalidé le dispositif selon lequel les informations FranceCorporate/Commercial LawSoulier Avocats
ArticlePeut-on invoquer le droit de se taire devant les juridictions financières?Dans une affaire traitant de la mise en cause d'un maire pour la gestion financière de sa commune, s'est posée la question de l'application du droit de se taire devant les juridictions compétentes...FranceCriminal LawHaas Avocats
ArticleArrêt "Taxe Lidl" : quel impact pour les négociations 2026 ?Par arrêt en date du** 25 juin 2025** la Cour de cassation a jugé que les réductions de prix ne peuvent pas être examinées sous l'angle de l'obtention ou la tentative d'obtention...FranceLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationBignon Lebray
ArticleEvidence That Infringes Data Protection Law Can Be Admissible In Court If It Is ‘Indispensable': A New Ruling From FranceThe French Court of Cassation has ruled in a decision of 25 November 2020 that the production of evidence that is unlawful under the Data Protection Act is not systematically inadmissible in courtFrancePrivacyIus Laboris