Franchisors: communicating an unrealistic forecast and an incomplete DIP can be risky
Commercial Chamber of the Court of Cassation, December 1, 2021, n°18-26.572 In a judgment of December 1, 2021, the Court of Cassation confirms the conviction of a franchisor, on the basis of fraud, against...
Force majeure and insecurity in the area where the franchisee is established
The known insecurity of the area of implantation does not constitute an unforeseeable or inevitable circumstance. Montpellier Court of Appeal, Commercial Chamber, October 26, 2021, No. 19/02199, SARL RACI...
Misleading commercial practices: UFC-Que Choisir files a complaint against SFR
On May 11, 2021, the UFC que Choisir indicated that it was filing a complaint before the Paris Court of Justice against the company SFR for misleading commercial practices. In January 2018 and December 2019, SFR to conquer the market...
Formal notices sent en masse by the CNIL for non-compliant cookies
On May 18, 2021, the President of the CNIL sent around twenty formal notices to private and public organizations, including international players, on the grounds that they did not allow Internet users ...
Invocation of business secrecy for information contained in a subpoena
If business secrecy is in principle mentioned with regard to the production of documents in court, a judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal of April 8, 2021 recalls that one can rely on secrecy...
The open data calendar for court decisions unveiled
The Law for a digital republic dated October 7, 2016 (law n°2016-1321) provides for the open data of court decisions, i.e. the free availability of all decisions to the public of righteousness. Gold ...