Nullity reform in French company law: the six points that decide the fate of your corporate resolutions
For nearly sixty years, French company law treated nullity as a guillotine: an irregular notice of meeting, a missed information
Liquidation in France: when the director pays out of his own pocket
The judicial liquidation of a French company does not automatically make its director liable. Article L. 651-2 of the Commercial
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Removing a director in France: proper cause, compensation and procedure
There is no single regime for removing a company director in France, but four. The directors and the chairman of
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Shareholders agreement: what it really protects, and what it does not
A shareholders agreement is a contract. Breaching it gives rise to damages, but it does not, in principle, annul a
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Shareholder deadlock at 50/50: how to break it under French law
Short answer. Two equal shareholders who no longer get on can neither remove one another, nor decide anything, nor compel
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Abuse of economic dependence: the six points that decide whether the text finally has teeth
For nearly forty years, Article L. 420-2, second paragraph, of the Commercial Code has raised more disappointed hopes than convictions.
Trade secrets and the right to evidence: the six points that decide whether a document gets produced
A document your opponent needs to prove its case sits in your files, and you would rather it stayed there.
Weekly Digest: Business Law (17-24 August 2026)
Five statutes promulgated on 18 August 2026 mark a week of judicial recess: an emergency agricultural statute partially struck down, an FICP reform, a new tendering-exemption threshold for heat pumps, and derogatory taxation for garden centres…
Weekly Digest: Business Law (10-17 August 2026)
Week of 10-17 August 2026 I. Legislation Foreign Investment in France Decree no. 2026-718 of 30 July 2026 on foreign
Weekly Digest: Business Law (4-10 August 2026)
Week of 4 to 10 August 2026 I. Legislation Foreign investment screening in France (IEF): foreign-listed companies explicitly targeted Decree