On March 6, 2018, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment stating that the UNCITRAL arbitration clause included in a Bilateral Investment Treaty that establishes a mechanism for settling disputes between an investor and an EU Member State is incompatible with EU law.
Our Firm will be organizing a roundtable on the following theme: “Hashtag #balancetonporc: Decrypting a puzzling societal phenomenon – A legal perspective” (#balancetonporc is the French equivalent of #MeToo) on April 25, 2017, from 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm, at our Lyon offices.
Emilie Ducorps-Prouvost and Chems Idrissi will participate in the launch of a series of conferences on “What do artificial intelligences dream about?” that will take place from April 23 to May 8, 2018 under the auspices of Pop’Sciences – University of Lyon.
As from May 25, 2018, any and all companies, whatever their nationality and branch of activity, that collect data on EU residents must take steps to ensure an enhanced protection of such data, failing which they will face heavy fines of up to 4% of their annual turnover.
In a judgment dated December 7, 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) recalled the criteria to be applied to determine whether software constitutes a medical device. According to the findings of the CJEU, software that permits the use of data specific to a patient in particular to detect contraindications, drug interactions […]
On February 7, 2018, a new Chamber dedicated to international commercial disputes was created within the Paris Court of Appeals. With the prospects of Brexit and as part of a strategy aimed at re-positioning France on the international economic scene, Paris is increasing its attractiveness for foreign investors. Article authored in collaboration with Marie Stervinou, […]