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Created in 2008, the rupture conventionnelle – an alternative means of terminating the employment contract which replaces standard dismissals or resignations – is a growing success. It must be said that French case-law has considerably extended the horizons of the possible and – for once in labor law – French courts develop a very liberal […]

We are pleased to publish this month a contribution entitled Is a Carbon Tax on the Horizon in Ontario? authored by our colleague Catherine Lyons, partner at the Canadian law Goodmans LLP.

Law n°2014-366 of March 24, 2014 on access to housing and town planning reform, commonly known as the “ALUR Law”, has introduced significant changes in the relationships between landlords and tenants. Since March 27, 2014, the modifications brought about by this Law apply to residential lease agreements entered into after said date. Lease agreements existing […]

After many twists and turns, the Bill on growth, economic activity and equality of economic opportunity, commonly known as the “Macron Bill”, was eventually adopted on February 19, 2015 by the National Assembly through the use of Article 49§3[1] of the French Constitution. Article 58 quarter of this Bill, introduced by the special committee of […]

“Appearances can be true” according to French poet Eugene Guillevic. In a decision dated February 3, 2015, the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) endorsed this oxymoron by ruling that a parent company that interferes in the commercial relationship of one of its subsidiaries, thereby suggesting that it has substituted itself for the latter in […]

Catherine Nommick and Chems Idrissi have assisted Trelleborg Wheel Systems, part of the global industrial group Trelleborg, in connection with the acquisition of D.G. Manutention Services SAS, a Marseille-based French company specialized in the distribution of industrial tires. Véronique Vincent provided legal assistance on the labor and employment aspects of the transaction.