Preliminary Judicial Protection

In a globalised, highly interdependent economic environment, effective enforcement of legal rights is a key business factor. One aspect of effective enforcement – at least as important as obtaining a final and enforceable decision in reasonable time – is interim relief.

The need for interim relief may arise in various areas of law. For instance, when: (i) parties to an outsourcing agreement are in dispute and the outsourcing provider fails to perform certain services related to the termination of the agreement; (ii) bankruptcy proceedings necessitate avoidance actions which must be secured by an order prohibiting disposition to be successful; (iii) a company importing pharmaceutical products markets a product which infringes the patent rights of another company; or (iv) a company with supposed market dominance ceases to supply products to a particular buyer.