BIM? BIM – the abbreviation for “Building Information Modeling” – is gradually becoming an essential element of large-scale construction projects. It is an electronic modeling tool for building data integrating all the stages of a project, from design through completion, to subsequent use of the building. It is not simply an IT tool, but a…
I. Introduction In order to resolve cross-border intellectual property (IP) disputes, French companies are increasingly trying to reach amicable settlements by negotiation, whether with or without the support of a mediator, before having recourse to state courts or arbitration. The reason for this lies both, in the specific nature of IP, that always involves…
As part of the fight against tax evasion, the European Union, like the United States and some one hundred OECD countries, has set up an automatic information exchange system (EAI, also known as Common Reporting Standard or CRS) via collection by financial institutions (in the broad sense, i. e. banks, insurance companies, asset managers, investment…
In France, like in most other jurisdictions1, there is a double level of limited review of arbitral awards by state courts. At the first instance level, the Court of Appeal at the place of the arbitration may be seized (Article 1519 CPC2), bearing in mind that the award challenge can only be raised on the…
Authorization procedures for onshore wind projects in France From Act No. 2000-108 of 10 February 2000 “on the modernization and development of the public electricity service” to Act No. 2015-992 of 17 August 2015 “on the energy transition for green growth” (LTECV), the rules applicable to the establishment of onshore wind farms in France have…
The issue of seeking a buyer commonly arises in two situations. The first one corresponds to the closure by a company of one of its establishments that would lead to a project of collective redundancies, better known as “Loi Florange”. The second situation is the one according to which the employer is bound to provide…
On Thursday 20th and Friday 21st April The Bar of Ireland hosted over 100 delegates for the New York State Bar Association International Section Spring Meeting 2017. Outer Temple Chambers barristers took part of several panels on different subjects such as: The Impact of Brexit on Dublin and other European Cities Anti-Corruption Law and Enforcement International Human Rights:…
A fact that has already been established for several years is unrelenting: whereas renewable energies have never been as popular among the French1 and although the government has declared ambitious targets for 2030, the large majority of projects concerning electricity or biogas production systems using renewable energy sources (“RE projects”) are challenged in court, thus…
The French government recently confirmed that it intended to rewrite the French Labor Code in its entirety, since the current legislation has received such criticism from businesses for its lack of flexibility and its inadequacy for the demands they face. We have set out below the principal provisions of the “El Khomri” draft law submitted…
Watch out! By ordinance of 10 February 2016, the French Ministry of Justice issued the long expected deep reform of the French law of contract and obligations. The amendment enters into force on 1 October 2016, subject to its endorsement by the French parliament. It shall only apply on agreements entered into from that date…