Deceptive business practices: UFC-Que Choisir files a complaint against SFR
On May 11, 2021, UFC-Que Choisir announced that it had filed a complaint with the Paris Judicial Court against SFR for deceptive business practices. In January 2018 and December 2019, SFR was attempting to conquer the market...
The CNIL has issued mass formal notices regarding non-compliant cookies
On May 18, 2021, the President of the CNIL (French Data Protection Authority) sent around twenty formal notices to private and public organizations, including international players, on the grounds that they were not allowing internet users...
Invoking trade secrecy rights regarding information contained in a summons
While trade secrets are generally invoked in relation to the production of documents in court, a ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal on April 8, 2021, reminds us that one can rely on trade secrets...
The timetable for open data on court decisions has been revealed
The Law for a Digital Republic of October 7, 2016 (Law No. 2016-1321) provides for open data on court decisions, meaning that all court decisions must be made freely available to the public. However...
The Competition Authority has condemned the "sandwich cartel"!
The French Competition Authority has sanctioned three French manufacturers of industrially produced sandwiches sold under private labels for collusion. Competition Authority, March 24, 2021, No. 21-D09. By a decision dated March 24, 202...
Massive leak of personal health data: the CNIL obtains an interim order compelling internet service providers to remove the disputed file
Paris Judicial Court, interim order, March 4, 2021, No. 21-51823. On March 4, 2021, the Paris Judicial Court ordered the main French internet service providers (ISPs) to immediately block access to a website hosting a file...