Prohibition of Systematic Use of Fixed-Term Contracts and Interim Assignments

Contract law, Labour law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Contracts & Requalification The Court of Cassation recalls that an employer cannot use fixed-term contracts (CDD) or temporary assignments to permanently fill a position linked to the regular and permanent activities of the...

Principle of secularism and conditions for exercising religious freedom at work

Labour law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Court cases: Secularism and Religious Freedom, March 2013 In two judgments rendered on March 19, 2013 , the Court of Cassation has just ruled on the principle of secularism and on the conditions for exercising religious freedom at...

Carpooling and Competition

Civil law, Civil law, Non classifié(e)

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Carpooling and Competition, as ruled by the Court of Cassation on March 12, 2013, is considered legal and does not constitute unfair competition against a public transport company, provided certain conditions are met. Specifically,...

The works council through which a trip was organized is not a travel agency!

Commercial and company law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The works council as an intermediary The works council through which a trip has been organized with a tour operator is not itself a travel agency. Consequently, he is not subject to the same obligations as the latter. This was ruled...

Joint suretyship and involvement of marital property

Family law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) According to article 1415 of the Civil Code , the spouses can only pledge or loan their own property and income, unless they have obtained the express consent of the other spouse. The consent of one of the spouses does not bind his...