Since January 1, 2017, spouses who agree on the breakdown of their marriage and on the effects of such breakdown may divorce, without a judge, by signing a private agreement that must be countersigned by their respective lawyer and then recorded and kept by a notary. What are the practical implications of this reform? Article […]
When the shares of a company are transferred from one party to another, the purchaser usually makes representations and warranties that are designed to cover any post-transfer increase in liabilities or decrease in assets, provided that the cause or the origin of this increase or decrease dates back to the period prior to the transfer. […]
Much has already been written about the reform of French contract law that became effective on October 1, 2016. Some legal writers complained that concepts that were specific and clearly defined by case-law have been replaced by vague and uncertain notions. To characterize the inspiration of these new provisions, a legal writer has used the […]
In a decision dated November 29, 2016, the Commercial Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) further specified the conditions for the implementation of Article L.631-1§1 of the French Commercial Code that addresses the rules according to which credit reserves or moratoria granted to a debtor company should be taken into account in […]
The Finance Bill for 2017 introduces amendments to the tax and social regime applicable to free shares, and backtracks on some provisions laid down by the so-called “Macron” reform dated August 6, 2015. This shift in policy provides the opportunity to review the legal, tax and social regime governing the allocation of free shares under […]
Can legal privilege under US law prevent the enforcement of a preparatory inquiry in futurum (literally for the future) ordered in France? Under French law, preparatory inquiries in futurum are designed to establish or preserve evidence, most of the time in connection with a future trial. Their implementation may be hindered by several barriers, including […]
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