Strategic Lawyering 1 January 2012
Creation of the Lyon International Club
We are pleased to announce the creation of the Lyon International Club (Lyinc), a new association founded by large international companies and our firm.
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1 January 2012
A look back at the key corporate law developments in 2011
French corporate law has been substantially amended in 2011 following the enactment of the Law n°2011-525 of May 17, 2011 for the Simplification and Improvement of the Quality of Law (the “Law”).
1 December 2011
The rules governing appeals against orders authorizing search and seizure operations held non-compliant with article 6§1 of the ECHR
On several occasions (i.e. on June 21, November 2 and 15, 2011), the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) quashed, by virtue of Article 6§1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
1 November 2011
Polaris
Jean-Luc Soulier, Catherine Nommick and Véronique Vincent assisted the US Group Polaris, together with Mr. Morgan Burns, partner within the US law firm Faegre & Benson LLP,
1 October 2011
Legal qualification of disorders affecting a property purchased off-plan
In a decision dated September 21, 2011, the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) partially overturned a judgment rendered by the Chambery Court of Appeals on June 16, 2009 and recalled the necessity to accurately qualify the disorders put forth by the purchaser of an apartment bought under the French legal mechanism of vente en […]
1 September 2011
Calculation of fines and attenuating circumstances
In its ruling dated September 15, 2011, the General Court of the European Union dismissed the action brought by Lucite International Ltd and its subsidiary Lucite International