Strategic Lawyering 1 April 2009
Moral Harassment
On April 28, 2009, the Lyon Court of Appeals overturned a judgment in its entirety rendered by the Lyon Criminal Court finding the head of an oncology department guilty of moral harassment of several colleagues.
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1 April 2009
Automatic application of late penalties In the absence of a contractual clause
Arrêt de la Cour de Cassation du 3 mars 2009 As a continuation of the article on the new maximum payment terms applicable as of January 1, 2009 (see our January 2009 e-newsletter), a recent decision of the French Supreme Court[1] established the principle that a supplier can automatically require payment of late penalties even […]
1 March 2009
Innovations & Strategies for Troubled Times: A Global Legal Update for US Companies
Jean-Luc Soulier will participate as panelist to the “Innovations & Strategies for Troubled Times: A Global Legal Update for US Companies”
1 February 2009
Attorney– Client Privilege: A Critical Topic for In-House Counsel of Multinational Companies
This contribution addresses the client-attorney privilege issue.
1 February 2009
“Bee case”
The investigating judge of Saint-Gaudens issued a full dismissal order in favor of BASF Agro, represented by Jean-Luc Soulier, and Bayer CropScience in the highly publicized so-called “Bee case”.
1 February 2009
Conversion of Sword Group into a Societas Europaea
Our firm managed the conversion of Sword Group, a global leader in high value business applications, into a Societas Europaea. Sword Group is one of the very first French listed companies converted into a SE.