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...
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...