Principle of equality and arbitrators’ duty to disclose: New developments by the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeals

Anaëlle Idjeri, Esq.

2021 is already shaping up to be a year of new developments on such exciting topics as the principle of equality of the parties in the constitution of the arbitral tribunal and the arbitrators’ duty to disclose.

Indeed, in five rulings handed down between the end of December 2020 and mid-February 2021, the Paris Court of Appeals has ruled on the arbitrator’s duty to disclosure, either by reiterating conventional solutions or by adopting, in the case of the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeals, a more innovative approach.

Ransomware attacks: Best practices to protect yourself and deal with them

Pauline Kubat, Esq.

For several months now, ransomware cyberattacks have been on the rise. Recent attacks echoed by the media show that all types of organizations, whether private or public, can be affected, whatever their size.

In this context, this article offers a reminder of the best practices to implement in order to limit the risks and to know how to react effectively in case of an attack.

Public access to information entered in the register of beneficial owners

Florence Grangerat, Esq.

Since April 2021, some information relating to the beneficial owner(s) of unlisted companies and legal entities incorporated in France is now freely accessible via the website “DATA INPI” managed by the Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (French National Institute of Industrial Property).

This information includes: The identity, month and year of birth, country of residence and nationality of the beneficial owners, as well as the nature and extent of the beneficial interests they hold in the relevant company or legal entity.

The new divorce legislation

Marion Fleuret, Esq.

Law No. 2019-222 of March 23, 2019 on the 2018-2022 Programming and Reform of the Justice System (the “Reform”) has amended the divorce process introduced by Law of May 26, 2004.

The health crisis has disrupted the legislative calendar and the entry into force of the Reform, initially planned for January 1, 2020, was then postponed to September 1, 2020, and finally did not take place until January 1, 2021.

Firm News

Anaëlle Idjeri led a webinar on “Critical issues in distribution agreements” organized in the framework of the Series of technical workshops for doing business internationally of the ICC Lyon Metropole on May 6, 2021.

This webinar was intended to identify the critical provisions of international distribution agreements in order to better negotiate these agreements and secure the partnership with the distributor.

Publication

Online gambling: An experienced poker player remains a “consumer” according to the CJEU

Article authored by Pauline Kubat in the magazine Gambling.Re (May 2021 edition).

Gambling.Re is an independent platform dedicated to commenting gambling regulatory novelties across the globe. Its gathers legal and regulatory intelligence and publish opinions of the industry's top experts, lawyers, regulators, gambling operators and B2B suppliers. It also issues an online magazine every month.

“Contributor Most Read in France, April 2021” Award

We are pleased to announce that our Firm has received the “Contributor Most Read in France, April 2021” award from Mondaq, one of the largest global online advisory content suppliers with more than one million registered users.

International Prespective: UK Employment Fact Sheet 2021

This month, we are pleased to feature a contribution entitled UK Employment Fact Sheet 2021 authored by Alex Denny, Emma Vennesson, and Charlotte Marshall from the U.K. employment team at Faegre Drinker, a full-service international law firm.

Whilst the ongoing pandemic continues to be uppermost in everyone’s mind, the world of UK employment law also continues to evolve and this helpful fact sheet pulled together by our friends at Faegre Drinker sets out the key employment rates and limits in force in the UK from the beginning of April. Of course, the fact sheet cannot contain every detail of every employment right, but these are the most commonly needed figures and will be helpful for HR and legal professionals to keep as a quick reference guide.