Abrupt termination of established commercial relations and takeover of all or part of the activity by a third party

Sudden termination of established commercial relations: the takeover of all or part of the commercial activity by a third party is not sufficient to establish that it is the same commercial relationship that continued Cass. Com., 10 f...

Disputes of a commercial company come under the jurisdiction of the commercial court

Court of Cassation, Commercial Chamber, January 6, 2021, 19-10.238, Unpublished In a judgment delivered on January 6, 2021, the Court of Cassation recalled a fundamental principle that must be respected during disputes encountered in...

The decision-making methods for the free allocation of shares in the public limited company and in the simplified joint-stock company

The free allocation of shares as an operation carried out on the share capital of a company The free allocation of shares is an operation carried out on the share capital of a company allowing it to deliver...

The contract entered into by a company in formation is void

A company in formation being devoid of legal personality, is null the contract concluded directly by it and not on its behalf. Cass., Com., November 18, 2020, n°18-23.239 – Société SCPF c/ R. Under the terms of a...

National protocol to ensure the health and safety of employees at work

Ensuring the health and safety of employees at work By decree of March 19, 2021 (decree no. 2021-296), the public authorities ordered new health measures to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic in more... .

The importance of the duration clause in shareholders' agreements

When a pact is concluded for the duration of the company, even if it is 99 years, it is for a fixed term CA Paris 15-12-2020 n°20/00220 The shareholders' pact or associates' pact is an extra-statutory contract...
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