On June 20, 2012, the Court of Appeals of Lyon found one academic and one newspaper editor guilty of defamation against Mr. Jean-Michel Aulas
In a much awaited “Vivéo” decision[1] rendered on May 3, 2012, the Labor Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) firmly reaffirmed that a redundancy procedure could not be invalidated “in consideration of the economic grounds put forth to justify the redundancy” since the validity of the collective redundancy plan is independent from […]
The implementation of a whistleblowing program, i.e. a system encouraging employees to report issues that can affect the business of their company or involve its responsibility, is subject to specific rules that vary from on country to another. Consequently, companies acting in a global environment, with subsidiaries in different countries, face a difficult task: establishing […]
The implementation of a whistleblowing program, i.e. a system encouraging employees to report issues that can affect the business of their company or involve its responsibility, is subject to specific rules that vary from on country to another.
In a decision dated May 30, 2012, the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) dismissed the appeal lodged by the civil parties against the judgment of the Toulouse Court of Appeals having confirmed the dismissal of the much publicized bee case, thereby putting a final end to this legal saga.
While the trust, an Anglo-American wealth management tool, has been increasingly used in France in the past few years, it still remains little known and moderately appreciated. This situation is all the more surprising as the trust structure was historically born in France at the time of the Crusades during the 12th and 13th centuries. […]