As mentioned in our June 2012 e-newsletter, the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court), in a decision dated May 30, 2012, dismissed the appeal lodged by the civil parties against the judgment of the Toulouse Court of Appeals having confirmed the dismissal of the much publicized bee case, thereby putting a final end to this legal saga.
The implementation of a whistleblowing program, i.e. a system encouraging employees to report issues that can affect the business of their company or involve its responsibility, is subject to specific rules that vary from on country to another.
While the trust, an Anglo-American wealth management tool, has been increasingly used in France in the past few years, it still remains little known and moderately appreciated.