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This contribution addresses the recent changes in Mexican foreign investment law concerning in particular the applicable requirements for foreign individuals

The French print and radio press recently looked back at the so-called Jean-Marie Deveaux case, known as one of the biggest miscarriages of justice in French history.

Reminder of applicable legislation and outline of the more stringent rules introduced by the amended finance bill for 2012 Up to 2011, it is true that exemption ceilings have been repeatedly decreased but at least the exemption principles remained a reality. At a time the government strives to reduce the available social-related contribution exemptions in […]

Recalling the traditional distinction between rights associated with the capacity as shareholder (e.g. voting rights) on the one hand and monetary rights attached to shares (e.g. dividends) on the other hand, the Cour de cassation (French Supreme Court) recently ruled that only the monetary value of the shares of a société à responsabilité limitée (French […]

During the Council of Ministers held on September 12, 2012, the French Economy and Finance Minister presented the main tax and budgetary guidelines for 2013.

The so-called Médiator® case[1] has fostered in France an unprecedented climate of suspicion towards the healthcare system and significantly tarnished the image of the medicinal product industry and healthcare companies in general. Fully aware of the shockwave caused by this case, the French legislator adopted a law to restore public confidence in the French health […]