Sudden termination of a supplier / distributor relationship : tort or contractual ?

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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HOW AN EUROPEAN JUDGE SHOULD QUALIFY A CIVIL CLAIM RESULTING FROM CONDUCT ALLEGEDLY AMOUNTING TO UNFAIR COMPETITION ?

Despite all endeavors of unification, in Europe, it is still important to know precisely which jurisdiction has the rationae loci competence to hear a civil claim. The same issue was raised to the Court Of Justice of European Union accordingly to the dispute between a German luxury watch seller and a master watchmaker established in France on …

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