All publications by André Soulier

SOULIER AARPI, represented by Mr. André Soulier assisted by Ms. Stéphanie Yavordios, recently received a favorable decision from the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) in a dispute concerning, in particular, the conditions in which court bailiffs enforced an ordonnance sur requête (i.e. a court order on ex parte motion) issued on the basis of […]

As announced in our December 2014 e-newsletter, following FIFA’s decision to ban Third-Party Ownership (“TPO”) arrangements worldwide, the French Professional Football League (“LFP”) had decided to launch a fact-finding mission with the League 1 and League 2 professional clubs, as well as participants in TPO arrangements, the players’ union, and sports agents who have already […]

The professional football industry, a thriving business (increased TV rights, emergence of major sportswear and football equipment suppliers, implementation of new economic models by football clubs through the ownership of stadiums where people can now do many things other than just watching a game, etc.), naturally strives to ensure the integrity and loyalty of sports […]

The decision rendered on March 8, 2012 by the Court of Appeals of Nîmes that we, as counsel of one of the largest creditors of BELVEDERE, eagerly awaited, put an end to the “procedural” saga of this worldwide leader in wine and spirits. The Court of Appeals of Nîmes reversed the judgment handed down on […]

By judgment dated December 1, 2011, the Court of Appeals of Nîmes authored a new chapter of the “procedural” saga of BELVEDERE, a worldwide leader in wine and spirits. As counsel of one of the largest creditors of BELVEDERE, this is a case that we carefully monitor. The judgment of December 1 did not settle […]

The recognition of “moral harassment” 1. A survey carried out by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions revealed that violence at the workplace affects a large number of workers: 3 million workers are subjected to sexual harassment, 6 million workers are subjected to physical violence and 12 million workers are […]