Suretyship, mortgage guarantee and annual information for the surety

When the same person acts as personal guarantor for a debtor's obligations to a credit institution and also assigns one or more assets as collateral for those same obligations, that institution...

Businesses facing the introduction of the "health pass"

On July 25th, Parliament adopted a bill concerning the management of the health crisis, intended to implement the system for combating the spread of COVID-19 commonly known as the "health pass.".

Exclusion clauses in insurance contracts: the Court of Cassation continues to tighten the noose!

Article L113-1 of the Insurance Code, which authorizes insurers to limit their coverage by including exclusions in their contracts, requires that these exclusions be "formal and limited...".

Deceptive business practices: UFC-Que Choisir files a complaint against SFR

On May 11, 2021, UFC-Que Choisir announced that it had filed a complaint with the Paris Judicial Court against SFR for deceptive business practices. In January 2018 and December 2019, SFR was attempting to conquer the market...

Support for business takeovers during the Covid period

Since the start of the health crisis, business buyers have been largely overlooked in government aid programs. Thus, if an entrepreneur had the foresight to purchase a business in 2020, they must be financially...

Closed-door meetings and other exceptional measures governing the holding of general assemblies and collegial meetings

Law No. 2021-689 of May 31, 2021, concerning the management of the exit from the health crisis, extends, once again, the period of application of the exceptional measures relating to the holding of general meetings until September 30, 2021 (...