Droit des affaires

A limitation of liability clause and a penalty clause (clause pénale) serve the same purpose: they fix in advance what

In a French company, the majority decides, but it cannot decide everything. The courts sanction majority abuse, the abus de

In the sale of a French SME, the parties pour their energy into the warranty and indemnity clause, the garantie

A foreign company can do business in France in three ways: a liaison office, which may only prepare the ground;

Since the 2016 reform of French contract law, a business can end a contract its partner is not performing without

Mandat ad hoc and conciliation allow the director of a French business in difficulty to renegotiate its debts with its

A director who has personally guaranteed his company’s debts is not defenceless when the bank calls on the guarantee. For

When a customer enters safeguard, receivership (redressement judiciaire) or liquidation in France, an unpaid supplier has two months from publication