ArticleCoronavirus: Are Companies Insured In Case Of Temporary Business Interruption?The issue of covering the operating losses of French companies in a situation of temporary business interruption due to the epidemic...FranceCorporate/Commercial LawAugust Debouzy
ArticleCoronavirus: How Can Employers Best Protect Their Employees?Employers have a general safety obligation vis-à-vis their employees, requiring them to take the necessary steps to ensure their workers' safety and to protect their physical and mental health.FranceEmployment and HRAugust Debouzy
ArticleFrench Supreme Court Deems Enforceable The So-Called "Macron Scale" Providing For Capped Damages In Case Of Unfair DismissalThe French Supreme Court has just put an end to the suspense over the enforceability of the so called "Macron scale".FranceEmployment and HRAugust Debouzy
ArticleForeign Investment Control In France: Key Takeaways From The 2024 ReportThe 2024 annual report on foreign investment control in France (IEF), published by the French Treasury (Direction générale du Trésor) in July 2025, confirms the steady strengthening of France's screening mechanism. FranceGovernment, Public SectorAugust Debouzy
ArticleIn May Do What You Like: France Is Preparing For The UPC ... And Surprises With The Disappearance Of A Statute Of LimitationsAn ordinance modifying the Intellectual Property Code has just been published in the Official Journal. It aims at harmonizing the IPC in accordance with the legal texts implementing the unitary patent and the UPC.FranceIntellectual PropertyAugust Debouzy
ArticleLe cambodge intègre l'europe… des brevetsL'Organisation européenne des brevets continue son expansion géographique. Elle regroupe à présent 44 états, qui ne sont pas tous en Europe, contrairement à ce que le nom même de l'organisation laisse entendre.FranceIntellectual PropertyAugust Debouzy
ArticleContribution At A Reduced Value: A Taxable Gift For The Beneficiary CompanyThe Council of State, in a decision handed down in plenary session, ruled that, in reality, the contribution of shares to a company at a reduced value dissimulated a gift that was taxable for the company...FranceTaxAugust Debouzy
ArticleGEO-BLOCKING : La Commission Européenne emboîte le pas du Règlement Européen interdisant le géoblocage en sanctionnant pour la première fois une entreprise pour des accords anticoncurrentiels visant à empêcher les ventes transfrontalièresLe 17 décembre 2018, la Commission Européenne a infligé une amende de 39 821 000 € à la société de prêt-à-porter Guess pour avoir restreint la publicité en ligne de ses distributeurs ...FranceAntitrust/Competition LawAugust Debouzy
ArticleThe Coronavirus And Fake NewsIn fact, this Law is only intended to apply during election periods, to maintain the integrity of the polls, and it can only be used against internet platforms.FranceMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentAugust Debouzy
VideoRGPD : la CNIL a mis en ligne le formulaire de désignation du DPO (Video)Nous vous informons que la CNIL a mis en ligne le formulaire de désignation sur son site internet FrancePrivacyAugust Debouzy
ArticleNew Gender Pay Equality Regulations In France: An Original Scoring MechanismIn 2019, a significant step has been made in France in terms of gender pay equality requirements based on an original scoring mechanism whose practical efficiency still remains to be demonstratedFranceEmployment and HRAugust Debouzy
ArticlePublication Of Ordinance No. 2020-116 Of 12 February 2020 Creating A Right Of Opposition To French PatentsOn 13 February 2020, Order No. 2020-116 was published in the Official Journal. It creates a right of opposition to the French patents before the INPIFranceIntellectual PropertyAugust Debouzy
ArticleSECURITY TOKEN OFFERING ConsenSys et August Debouzy : l'alliance des experts de la blockchain et du droitLes STOs sont en passe de devenir l'une des principales sources de financement à la disposition des acteurs financiers et entreprises. FranceTechnologyAugust Debouzy
ArticleInterDigital v Amazon: The UPC Pushback Against ASI-Equivalent Interim Licensing In A Post-Brexit LandscapeIn a post-Brexit context falling outside the scope of EU Regulation No 1215/2012 (Brussels I bis), the Local Division of Mannheim the UPC, in its Order of 22 December 2025 (UPC_CFI_936/2025), confirmed in full its ex parte order ...European UnionIntellectual PropertyAugust Debouzy
ArticleFrench Prime Minister Announces The Extension And Diversification Of Measures To Control Foreign Investments In French CompaniesUnder French Law, while the principle that "financial relations with foreign countries are free" prevails, this freedom is tempered, in a limited number of industrial or services sectors...FranceGovernment, Public SectorAugust Debouzy
ArticleDoes The War Against Coronavirus Justify All Types Of Processing Of Personal Data, Especially In The Workplace?Does The War Against Coronavirus Justify All Types Of Processing Of Personal Data, Especially In The Workplace?FrancePrivacyAugust Debouzy
VideoLancement de Start You Up 2019 : Le programme de croissance par August Debouzy à destination des start-ups et des projets innovants (Video)En 2013, August Debouzy a créé son concours START YOU UP, un programme d'accompagnement juridique à destination des jeunes pousses de la Tech française. FranceAntitrust/Competition LawAugust Debouzy
ArticleTransaction et prescription : la Cour de cassation clarifie la règlePar un arrêt du 8 octobre 2025 (n°23-23.501, publié au Bulletin), la Cour de cassation précise que l'action en nullité d'une transaction conclue pour mettre fin à un litige relatif à l'exécution...FranceEmployment and HRAugust Debouzy
ArticleLa loi d'urgence du 23 mars 2020 pour faire face à l'épidémie de Covid19 a été publiée ce jour : mesures principales concernant le droit du travailCette loi déclare l'état d'urgence sanitaire sur l'ensemble du territoire national pour une durée de deux mois à compter du 24 mars 2019.FranceCoronavirus (COVID-19)August Debouzy
ArticlePartial Activity Scheme :Relaxation Of The Ordinance Of March 27,2020.The day after the publication in the Official Journal of the decree of march 25,2020,the partial activity scheme has been softened by the Ordinance on emergency measures relating to partial activity.FranceGovernment, Public SectorAugust Debouzy