Condemnation of the "sandwich cartel" by the Competition Authority!
The Autorité de la concurrence has penalized 3 French manufacturers of industrial sandwiches sold under private label for collusion. Autorité de la concurrence March 24, 2021 n°21-D09 By a decision dated March 24, 2021...
Massive leak of personal health data: the CNIL obtains in summary proceedings the condemnation of internet service providers to the withdrawal of the disputed file
TJ Paris, ord. ref., March 4, 2021, n° 21-51823 On March 4, 2021, the Paris Court of Justice ordered the main French internet service providers (ISPs) to immediately block access to a site hosting a file. ..
The consequences of Brexit on .fr domain names
Brexit and .fr domain names Since the entry into force of Brexit, natural persons residing in the United Kingdom and legal persons having their registered office in this territory can no longer request the registration of a...
The health crisis linked to Covid-19 justifies the application of contractual hardship (article 1195 of the civil code)
The Paris Commercial Court considers in this case that the health crisis constitutes an unforeseeable change of circumstances "due to the fact that it made the search for a goodwill, as provided for by the acc...
The use of force majeure at the sole service of the debtor of the performance of the contract
“The creditor who was unable to take advantage of the service to which he was entitled cannot obtain the termination of the contract by invoking force majeure”. Cas. civil. 1st, November 25, 2020, n° 19-21.060 FS-P+B+I By a red...
Non-performance of the contract and lapse
The non-execution of the contract is not a cause of nullity of the contract Court of Appeal of Versailles, 12th chamber, September 24, 2020, n° 19/03654 Article 1186 of the Civil Code provides that a contract will...