Trademark law reform: What are the key takeaways?
Transposition into French law of the "Trademark Package" On December 16, 2015, the European Parliament adopted Directive (EU) 2015/2436, known as the "Trademark Package," which aims to harmonize and modernize trademark law...
Proof of legal acts, the probative value of a copy
Jefferson Larue, a partner at Arst Avocats, presents the concept of proof for legal acts, and more specifically, the probative value of a copy compared to the original. In French law, the principle is that proof of an act...
Civil Procedure Reform – Focus on the main upcoming measures – Law of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for justice
The simplification of civil procedure is one of the key aspects of the Law of March 23, 2019, on the 2018-2022 programming and reform for justice. This reform of civil procedure aims to make it easier for litigants...
Regulation of commercial relations between professionals – New provisions of the order of April 24, 2019
On April 25, 2019, Ordinance No. 2019-359, recasting Title IV of Book IV of the Commercial Code relating to transparency, restrictive practices of competition, and other prohibited practices, was published in the Journal of...
Ratification of the ordinance reforming contract law
Since the entry into force of Ordinance No. 2016-131 of February 10, 2016, which reformed contract law, the question of its ratification arose, given that although Parliament had authorized the Government to...
The exception of non-performance in futurum or anticipatory contractual self-defense
The reform of contract law has undeniably strengthened the range of means available to a party to a contract to respond to its non-performance by the other party, without the intervention of a judge. On this occasion,...