1 July 2011
Towards the creation of a specific lawyer status for in-house counsels or the planned enf of a french exception
In a press release dated June 21, 2011, the Ministry of Justice announced the introduction in the autumn of a pre-bill
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1 July 2011
Reorganization in France of the Norvegian group Valco
Jean-Luc Soulier and Catherine Nommick provided legal advice in the framework of the reorganization in France of the Norvegian group Valco,
1 May 2011
The consequences of the enforcement of competition rules
Since the Law of April 8, 1946, Electricité de France (“EDF”) – a state-owned company – has been enjoying a monopoly
1 May 2011
The latest findings of the Cour de Cassation in cases concerning commercial agent’s entitlement to severance indeminities
In three decisions dated February 8, 2011, the Commercial Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) further clarified and complemented the conditions in which a commercial agent is entitled to severance indemnities at the end of the agency relationship. On the whole, the case law of the Cour de Cassation remains quite strict […]
1 May 2011
What companies should know about dawn raids
The expression “dawn raids” refers to unannounced inspections at a company’s premises, aimed at searching for and collecting incriminating evidence of alleged antitrust infringements.
1 May 2011
The so-called “dioxin case”
In the much publicized so-called dioxin case concerning the waste incinerator of Gilly-sur-Isère, associations of ecologists and people living near the incinerator summoned the former mayor of Albertville