Covid-19 and the abrupt termination of established business relationships: force majeure and exemption from the notice period
What is the connection between the abrupt disruption of established business relationships and Covid-19? The abrupt disruption of established business relationships...
Advice on implementing Article 1195 of the Civil Code
The mechanism for dealing with unforeseen circumstances, established by the new Article 1195 of the Civil Code resulting from the reform of contract law, can be considered one of the possibilities for managing difficulties...
COVID-19 and contracts: what if the best contractual solution was negotiation?
France has just moved to stage 3 of the Covid-19 epidemic currently affecting the country. Many sectors (tourism, transport, events, hospitality, entertainment, culture, etc.) are already impacted by the sharp decline...
Covid-19 & Contract Law – How to react in contractual relationships?
Situation 1: What recourse is there if delivery of goods or performance of services is impossible? Performance has become "impossible": ...
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...