The debates generated a few months ago by the announced enactment of legal provisions imposing on certain companies that distribute increased dividends the obligation to pay a bonus to their employees were largely echoed in the media. These provisions were adopted as part of Law n° 2011-894 of July 28, 2011, known as the Social […]
In a decision dated May 18, 2011 (Cass.soc., n° 09-69.175), the Labor Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) further clarified the notion of illegal supply of employees within the context of a loan of employees from a parent company to one of its subsidiaries. 1. The loan of employees may result in […]
In a decision dated June 16, 2011, the General Court of the European Union (“General Court”) annulled the European Commission’s (“Commission”) decision sentencing a cartel in the bleaching chemicals market, on the basis of its duty to state reasons when rejecting the elements of proof produced by the parent company to rebut the presumption of […]
It is within the context of the recent hack attacks on Sony that the French government made public a draft order[1] imposing on companies responsible for personal data the obligation to notify so-called “data breaches” (i.e. the loss/release of personal data). On April 18 and April 19, 2011 Sony’s PlayStation network[2] was the target of […]
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009[1], repealing Council Directive 91/414[2], entered into force on June 14, 2011. This Regulation concerns the authorization of plant protection products in commercial form and their placing on the market, use and control within the EU. It also includes provisions that apply to the components of such products. Council Directive 91/414 made […]
On May 16, 2011, the Autorité de la concurrence(French Competition Authority or hereinafter the “FCA”) published a notice on the method according to which it sets financial penalties in cases of cartels and abuses of dominant position[1] (the “Notice”). Article L.464-2 of the French Commercial Code already specified the legal criteria according to which financial […]
Strategic Lawyering