Case study: The principle of « Qui PER gagne ! » – L’Agefi Actifs, 04/01/2022
Presentation by our partner Jacques-Henry de Bourmont of the retirement savings plan as a true estate optimization tool.
Paris | TAX
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Dumb employment contract: the employer is saved by the company agreement on working time – RevueRH&M, april 2022
Nicolas Mancret, partner, comments for the Revue RH&M on the Court of Cassation’s decision of November 17, 2021.
Paris | EMPLOYMENT
Xavier Pernot’s ITW «Les entreprises françaises ne sont plus laissées à elles-mêmes face aux juridictions étrangères» – L’Opinion, 03/29/2022
Interview with Xavier Pernot, our litigation partner, on the implementation by Bercy of a filtering system for foreign legal proceedings that will change the game in terms of economic sovereignty by Gille Sengès for L’Opinion.
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
Le prospectus de relance de l’Union : un outil méconnu à la disposition des émetteurs cotés souhaitant lever des fonds en période de crise sanitaire – Option finance, 03/14/2022
In the context of the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the European legislator introduced a new tool for issuers to enable them to raise capital within a substantially lighter regulatory framework, while ensuring that investors have adequate information to inform their investment decision: the Union’s revival prospectus.
Paris | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW
Lex Inside: The future European patent system, commercial mediation and Ukraine and the risks of cyber attacks – Le Monde du droit, 03/15/2022
Frédéric Sardain, partner in the IP, Tech & Data practice, spoke about the risks of cyber attacks linked to Ukraine on the Lex Inside programme hosted by Arnaud Dumourier on 15 March 2022.
Paris | TECH & DATA | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Russian counter measures. Recent developments – 03/10/2022
Russia has adopted three rounds of measures in response to sanctions introduced by the US, EU and other states. The measures are mainly established in the presidential decrees, particularly, Decree No. 95 dated 5 March 2022 “On Temporary Procedure for the Discharge of Obligations Towards Certain Foreign Creditors” (please refer to Legal Alert dated 2 […]
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Vade-mecum on searches in law firms following the Confidence Act – Gazette du Palais, 03/08/2022
On 22 December last year, the Parliament adopted Law 2021-1729 on confidence in the judiciary, known as the Confidence Law, which includes provisions aimed at reinforcing the protection of lawyers’ professional secrecy, particularly in the context of searches (provisions applicable since 1 March 2022). Clarisse Moreno summarises in this article the rules applicable to searches […]
Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION
Enhanced secured creditors in France after cornerstone reform of security law and collective proceedings of 15 september 2021 – Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, 01/02/2022
Jean-François Adelle reviews the reform on security interests and collective proceedings of September 15, 2021.
Paris | FINANCING | INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS
La «shrinkflation» ou les limites du droit de la consommation – LSA, 03/04/2022
Florent Prunet, partner, explains in this article for LSA the legal position on the issue of “shrinkflation”. This marketing practice consists in increasing the price per weight or volume of a product in a painless way for the consumer, by keeping the face price of this product while reducing its weight or volume, in a […]
Paris | COMMERCIAL, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER LAW
Focus on the ceilings for free share allocations – Option Finance, 03/03/2022
The allocation of free shares is undoubtedly one of the most widely used profit-sharing tools in that it motivates employees and corporate officers by associating them with the success of their company and/or group. However, although these grants are entirely in the company’s interest and beneficial to the beneficiaries, they can represent a significant source […]
Paris | LISTED COMPANIES AND CAPITAL MARKETS LAW
The Renewable Energy Law Review: France – The Law Reviews, 2021
Introduction France is on track to set up and implement its decarbonisation framework. It benefits from decarbonised electricity, the energy-generating mix being made up of nuclear power and renewable sources as well as fossil fuels. Hydropower is predominant historically and constitutes the main source of renewable energy for electricity in France, with over 25GW installed […]
Paris | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
Sanctions against Russia: recent developments – 02/24/2022
On 22 February 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed laws ratifying agreements with the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DNR and LNR) recognizing them as independent states. Sanctions below were adopted before President Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine on 24 February 2022. We are actively following the developments related to those issues […]
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