Jurisdiction clause in the Terms of Use: no French mandatory law for Meta

Cass. 1st civ., 2 April 2025, no. 23-12.384 In a ruling dated 2 April 2025, the Court of Cassation confirmed the effectiveness of a jurisdiction clause included in the terms and conditions of use (TCU) of a professional Instagram account. The Court of Cassation dismissed Article 1171 of the Civil Code, a French protective provision …

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No breach of a non-competition clause in a franchise agreement for preparatory acts

Cass. com., 19 March 2025, no. 23-22.925, published in the Bulletin The commercial chamber of the Court of Cassation clarifies the scope of non-competition clauses in franchise agreements, while sanctioning an error of law committed by the court of appeal on the effects of a judicial liquidation during the proceedings. The facts: franchise in the …

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Exécution d’une sentence arbitrale  et intervention d’un liquidateur étranger

Arrêt de la Cour de cassation, Première Chambre Civile, 6 novembre 2024, Pourvoi n° 22-16.580, 22-19.327 et 23-15.649 La Cour de cassation s’est prononcée, dans un arrêt du 6 novembre 2024, sur une série de pourvois concernant l’exécution en France d’une sentence arbitrale issue d’un litige commercial opposant la société Antrix Corporation Limited à la …

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