Cass. com., 5 Feb. 2025, No. 23-12.588 In a recent decision, the Court of Cassation reiterated that when a debtor is subject to an insolvency proceeding in a Member State of the European Union, a French court cannot ignore the effects of these proceedings and continue to examine a claim for payment. This judgement constitutes …
In a ruling of 18 December 2024 (Civ. 1ère, pourvoi n° 23-19.224), the Cour de cassation clarified the obligations of the French judge when applying foreign law in matters of unfair competition and economic parasitism. The case, which pitted the SEB-Moulinex group against several French and foreign companies, concerned the imitation of household electrical appliances …
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Cour de cassation, com, 29 January 2025, no. 23-20.836 The paulian action can be implemented when an easily seizable asset is replaced by a sum of money that is easier to conceal. This decision is a reminder that the paulian action is not conditional on proof of the debtor's apparent insolvency. Background and facts The …
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Decision of the Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 6 November 2024, Appeal no. 22-16.580, 22-19.327 and 23-15.649 In a decision handed down on 6 November 2024, the French Supreme Court ruled on a series of appeals concerning the enforcement in France of an arbitration award arising from a commercial dispute between Antrix Corporation Limited …
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the Court of Cassation reiterated that the Convention on the International Sale of Goods excludes national rules, even those of public policy, and in particular those relating to defective products
The termination of a motorbike dealership contract can be justified by the breach of a confidentiality clause inserted in another contract signed with the manufacturer.
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.
Disputes concerning the sudden termination of commercial relations firstly raise the question of the reasonable notice period. This first question is already complex and can lead to long debates. If the sudden or brutal termination is established, the damage resulting from this termination must also be assessed. The assessment of indemnities is also a source of …
In practice, it often happens that a person intervenes in a contract in several positions. It may indeed be that the same person intervenes on his own behalf and on behalf of another person (company, association, other natural person, etc.). The question then is whether the person must sign one or several times. This decision …
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The Court of cassation applying the CJEU case law ruled that "an action for damages founded on an abrupt termination of a long-standing business relationship is not a matter relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict within the meaning regulation 44/2001 if a tacit contractual relationship existed between parties." (Cour de cassation, Commercial chamber, September 20, 2017 …
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