
Simplification of the obligation to register company documents
Law No. 2020-1721 on the 2021 Budget: Abolition of the requirement to register company documents. The registration of company documents has been the subject of several measures...

Mergers and acquisitions and public action against the acquired company
Overturned legal precedent: a merger does not extinguish the right to prosecute against the absorbed company. Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber, November 25, 2020, No. 18-86.955 FS PBI, Société Iron Mountain France...
Registration of electronically signed documents
Registration of electronically signed documents: rules and precautions. The registration of electronically signed documents has been accepted by the tax authorities since January 1, 2021. Privately signed documents may...

Inter-company lending: a little-known solution
Inter-company lending: a little-known solution. Article updated in September 2026. Can a company with surplus cash grant a loan to a supplier, subcontractor...?.

Provisional patent application: a new development to be handled with care
Today, July 1, 2020, the provisional patent application comes into effect. A new feature introduced by the PACTE Law, the details of which were set out in Decree No. 2020-15 dated January 8, 2020, aims to...

Is Covid-19 a sufficient reason to suspend an ongoing fundraising campaign?
Covid-19 has just blown a chill through ongoing fundraising operations. The market is perplexed… even at a standstill in some sectors since the recent government decisions aimed at combating the virus.