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Usine Ford à Blanquefort, quel rôle pour l’État ?
On Monday, February 25, the Minister for Economic Affairs was to meet with employee representatives and local elected officials to discuss the future of the Ford Blanquefort (Gironde) plant. Read here the interview of Etienne Pujol, partner, in La Croix of 25 January 2019, on the role of public authorities...
Measures taken by France and the European Union in response to Brexit in order to preserve and promote cross-border trade and mergers
Amid the persistent uncertainties surrounding Brexit, Delphine Bariani, partner and Samantha Chavane de Dalmassy review the measures put in place by France to make the country attractive and by the European Union to protect and promote cross-border relations within the Single Market.
Actions for Annulment of International Arbitral Awards: Recent Trends in the French Courts
Read Elsa Rodrigues‘ publication on the recent trends in the French Courts regarding actions for annulment of International Arbitral Awards
Commercialisation du contrat d'assurance par téléphone : la fin de la vente en un temps ?
De très nombreux contrats d’assurance sont commercialisés par téléphone. Or, la directive UE 2016/97 du 20 janvier 2016 sur la distribution d’assurance (DDA) dont l’objectif est d’harmoniser les droits nationaux tout en renforçant la protection du consommateur a été transposée en droit interne par une ordonnance du 16 mai 2018...
Qui paiera les dettes de Johnny Hallyday ?
Hervé-Antoine Couderc, partner et Emmanuel Dinh, of counsel, were questioned by Le Point.fr about the payment of Johnny Hallyday’s tax debts by his heirs. https://www.lepoint.fr/editos-du-point/laurence-neuer/qui-paiera-les-dettes-de-johnny-hallyday-06-12-2018-2277040_56.php
Sick leave: is it possible to enforce a mandatory unpaid day?
Une des pistes avancées dans le cadre de la concertation sur la santé au travail est de rendre un jour de carence d’ordre public en cas d’arrêt maladie. Etienne Pujol, associé, est interrogé par ActuelRH sur la pertinence d’une telle mesure pour les entreprises.
Secondment of employees under the « Avenir professionnel » Law : a difficult balance between hardening and simplification !
Etienne Pujol, partner, and Fatéma Akbaraly, associate, explain the contribution of the “Professional Future Act” of 5 September 2018 in terms of secondment of employees : the reinforcement of the legal framework relating to fraud on secondment of employees and the simplification of the implementation of some cases of secondment.
Strengthening the control of foreign investments in France under the Pact Act
L’article 55 du projet de loi relatif à la croissance et à la transformation des entreprises (dite «loi Pacte») vient renforcer le contrôle des investissements étrangers en France. Après un rappel de la réglementation en vigueur, Patricia Emeriau et Bruno Thomas, associés, examinent les mesures en l’état du projet de loi Pacte, venant...
Protection of business secrecy: a needed yet limited harmonization
Bruno Thomas, partner, and Alison Anaya, associate, published an article in Option Finance analyzing the new French law for the protection of business secrecy. Click here to download the article.
Macron's bodyguard scandal: Who knew what about may day violence?
Etienne Pujol, partner, was invited by France 24 to speak about the legal issues from the Benalla affair. Click here to watch