A director’s personal guarantee in France since the 2021 reform: handwritten statement, disproportion, information
A director who has personally guaranteed his company’s debts is not defenceless when the bank calls on the guarantee. For
My customer is in receivership or liquidation in France: lodging the claim and reclaiming the goods
When a customer enters safeguard, receivership (redressement judiciaire) or liquidation in France, an unpaid supplier has two months from publication
Trade secrets: what is protected, how to act and what the judge can order
Information is only protected as a trade secret if it meets the three cumulative criteria of Article L. 151-1 of
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Abuse of economic dependence: proving it, qualifying it, and obtaining compensation
Abuse of economic dependence is prohibited by the second paragraph of Article L. 420-2 of the French Commercial Code, but
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Late payment between businesses: penalty interest, the 40 euro indemnity and recovery routes
Late payment interest between businesses starts running automatically in France from the day after the due date, with no formal
Selling a business (fonds de commerce) in France: creditor objections, price escrow and real timelines
The sale price of a French business (fonds de commerce) is not paid to the seller on signing. It is
Sudden termination of an established commercial relationship: notice, damages and 2026 case law
Short answer. A company that ends, even partially, an established commercial relationship without sufficient written notice is liable under Article
Warranty of assets and liabilities: duration, cap and how to make a claim
Short answer. The warranty of assets and liabilities is the clause by which the seller of a company’s shares undertakes
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Duty of vigilance: the six points that decide whether your plan survives a formal notice
Nine years after Law no. 2017-399 of 27 March 2017, the duty of vigilance of parent companies still has no
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Defects of consent: the six points that decide whether your contract survives a nullity action
A nullity declared four years after signing erases the contract, never the investments made in reliance on it: a defect