Un mandat d'agent sportif est-il nul s'il est conclu par un échange d'e-mails. La Cour de cassation apporte une réponse définitive à un long contentieux sportif dans le domaine du football.
Catégorie : contract / commercial
THE COMMERCIAL AGENT AND HIS POWER TO NEGOTIATE – French case law
it is not necessary to have the power to modify the prices of products sold on behalf of the principal in order to benefit of the commercial agent’s status.
Creditor’s liability in the event of withdrawal or termination of credit
The creditor's liability is only limited by Article L650-1 of the French Commercial Code when granting a credit. This text does not apply to the withdrawal or termination of credit.
The commercial agent and his power to negotiate
For the European Court of Justice (ECJ), it is not necessary to have the power to modify prices of goods sold on behalf of and in the name of the principal to be considered as a commercial agent.
L’AGENT COMMERCIAL ET SON POUVOIR DE NÉGOCIER
Pour la Cour de Justice de l’Union Européenne, il n’est pas nécessaire d’avoir le pouvoir de modifier les prix des produits vendus pour le compte du commettant pour se prévaloir de l’application du statut d’agent commercial. Par une décision du 4 juin 2020, la Cour de Justice a eu l’occasion de préciser le sens du …
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The letter of intent may constitute an obligation of result
A parent company which, in a letter of intent, undertakes to do "what is necessary to ensure that its subsidiary respects its commitments and has sufficient cash" grants to the bank a guarantee with an obligation to achieve a fixed result.
Invoices in France must include two new mandatory statements
Invoices, under french law, need to contain specific information defined by article L441-9 (previously article L441-3) of the French commercial code.
Two new items have been added to the list of mandatory information. This updated provision is applicable since the 1st of October 2019.
Contract between a football club and an equipment manufacturer: How to compare two bids from two jersey suppliers?
In the context of a dispute between a football club and its jersey partner, the matter was referred to the Court of Cassation. The question raised before it was how to compare two competing offers from two sports suppliers. The Court of Cassation ruled that the comparison of two equipment suppliers' offers cannot be made …
Article L442-6 of the French Commercial Code does not apply to the termination of a service agreement between lawyers
The termination of established commercial relations is mainly intended, as its name suggests, for commercial relations. However, some previous decisions had agreed to apply the notion of a sudden termination of established commercial relations to civil activities (e. g. architect). By a decision of 20 February 2019, the Court of Cassation returned to a classic …
L’article L442-6 du code de commerce n’est pas applicable à une rupture de relations entre avocats
Les relations entre avocats ne sont pas commerciales. La règle de la rupture brutale des relations commerciales n'est donc pas applicable aux avocats.
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