Strategic Lawyering 
1 May 2011
The consequences of the enforcement of competition rules
Since the Law of April 8, 1946, Electricité de France (“EDF”) – a state-owned company – has been enjoying a monopoly
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1 May 2011
The latest findings of the Cour de Cassation in cases concerning commercial agent’s entitlement to severance indeminities
In three decisions dated February 8, 2011, the Commercial Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) further clarified and complemented the conditions in which a commercial agent is entitled to severance indemnities at the end of the agency relationship. On the whole, the case law of the Cour de Cassation remains quite strict […]
1 May 2011
What companies should know about dawn raids
The expression “dawn raids” refers to unannounced inspections at a company’s premises, aimed at searching for and collecting incriminating evidence of alleged antitrust infringements.
1 May 2011
The so-called “dioxin case”
In the much publicized so-called dioxin case concerning the waste incinerator of Gilly-sur-Isère, associations of ecologists and people living near the incinerator summoned the former mayor of Albertville
1 April 2011
Severance indemnities owed to commercial agents: Review of recent case law
Severance indemnities owed to commercial agents: Review of recent case law by Stéphanie Yavordios, website of the Editions Francis Lefebvre (leading French legal publisher), April 2011.
1 March 2011
Antitrust infringements: attribution of liability within groups of companies
By judgment dated January 20, 201, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) further extended the scope of the so-called “decisive influence”