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24 February 2016 | Jean-Luc Soulier

Ordinance of February 10, 2016 for the reform of French contract law: The principle of the binding force of contracts is considerably undermined by the new provisions of the French Civil Code

Ordinance of February 10, 2016 for the reform of French contract law that will become effective on October 1, 2016 introduces in the French Civil Code a number of new principles that are expected to significantly change the role of the judge in the resolution of disputes between contracting parties. Particular attention should be given […]

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24 February 2016 | Thomas Caveng

New Safe Harbor Agreement For EU Data Transfer Announced

Companies are relieved that there will now be a new Safe Harbor for cross-border transfer of personal data from Europe to the US.

This announcement will provide a degree of certainty going forward, in particular after the upheaval which the Schrems case decision of the European Court of Justice last year produced, striking down the then existing Safe Harbor framework. Businesses should, however, also expect a more rigorous process by the US Department of Commerce to qualify for the “new” Safe Harbor certification and by the FTC to enforce it.

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27 January 2016 | Thomas Caveng

New Era for the OCS – Establishment of a National Authority for Technological Innovation

On January 1, 2016, a National Authority for Technological Innovation (“NATI”) was established following a major revision of the Israeli R&D Law. NATI, a statutory corporation (not part of any government office), will now replace many of the functions of the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy (“OCS”) that for more than 30 years was in charge of supporting industrial R&D in Israel.

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30 November 2015 | Jean-Luc Soulier

Merci

We were deeply moved by the many messages we received from all over the world in the hours that followed the terrible attacks that took place in Paris on November 13. All of these messages expressed a feeling of unity, beyond cultural differences. And this is precisely what differentiates us from the barbarians who perpetrated […]

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