Laura Bordes
Baker McKenzie
Articles
Non-reaffiliation clauses: precisions on the conditions of their validity
France - March 28 2013 A franchise agreement stipulated that in the event of early termination, the franchisees could not use a nationally or regionally renowned trade name…
Unfair terms: role of the national judge
European Union, Hungary - March 28 2013 Mr. Csipai had taken out a loan with the Hungarian bank, Banif Plus Bank ("the bank"). Clause 29 of the agreement stipulated that in the event of…
Unfair commercial practices
European Union - March 28 2013 The ECJ recalls that, in order to prohibit a practice that is not listed in directive 2005/29, the judge must first assess the unfairness of such a…
Compensation for loss of goodwill and unjust enrichment
France - December 31 2012 The loss of goodwill resulting from the termination of a retail distribution contract may not give rise to the application of unjust enrichment rules. In…
Clarification on the interpretation of the Unfair Practices Directive
European Union, United Kingdom - December 31 2012 Practices by which companies give consumers the false impression of having won a prize, when in fact they must incur a cost, even negligible, in order to…
