European Union - November 25 2020
The EU Parliament has approved the EU Council’s position on representative actions. By doing so, it has paved the way for consumers in Europe to be…
Robert Bolgar-Smith, Chris Warren-Smith
France - September 14 2020
Article L. 442-1 II of the French Commercial Code, implemented in 1996 (and recently modified), prohibits the sudden termination of an established…
Xavier Haranger
France - September 14 2020
Historically, French law is very favorable to arbitration, and to international arbitration in particular. It is against this background that it has…
Xavier Haranger
European Union - June 26 2020
Negotiators from the EU Parliament and Council reached an agreement on 22 June on the Collective Redress Directive (Directive), which will allow…
Robert Bolgar-Smith, Nicola Kelly, Chris Warren-Smith
France - April 6 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in France has led to travel bans and restrictions, including the quarantine of individuals. These measures have…
Xavier Haranger