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Insurance contracts tightened: the Court of Cassation increases the pressure
The year 2021 will undoubtedly mark a turning point in the Court of Cassation's fight to strengthen the protection of policyholders against insurance law mechanisms that have the effect of...

The order to pay, a simplified, quick and non-adversarial procedure
The order to pay is a simplified, fast, and non-adversarial procedure by which a creditor requests the recovery of a debt arising from a contract, a letter of intent, etc.

Force majeure and insecurity in the franchisee's location area
The known insecurity of the area where the business is located does not constitute an unforeseeable or unavoidable circumstance. Montpellier Court of Appeal, Commercial Chamber, October 26, 2021, No. 19/02199, SARL RACI...

The tacit acceptance of a building project
Tacit acceptance of a building project cannot be established when the project owner disputes the quality of the work performed. 3rd Civil Chamber, 16/09/21, No. 20-12.372. The Court of Cassation reaffirms...

Strengthening prevention in occupational health
Law No. 2021-1018 of August 2, 2021, to strengthen prevention in occupational health, transposes the national interprofessional agreement (ANI) concluded by...

The universal transfer of assets transfers the capacity to sue and be sued from the absorbed company to the absorbing company
Two recent rulings by the Court of Cassation have served as a reminder of a fundamental principle regarding the universal transfer of assets, which occurs even after a dissolution without liquidation (Article 18...