Protection of database rights: Ryanair case against Opodo

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Ryanair v. Opodo In the absence of contractual relations, the general conditions of use of a site are not opposable to a third party recalls the  Paris Court of Appeal  . Non-opposability of the General Conditions of Use to third...

Bank Mergers: Implications and Legal Considerations

Estimated reading time (in minutes) National Bank Mergers: Implications and Legal Considerations: – Bank mergers Merger can be defined pictorially. It is an operation which “is understood by two societies as by two rivers which unite their waters, one keeping...

Valérie Trierweiler on the beach and breach of privacy

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Invasion of privacy In a recent case, the Tribunal de grande instance of Paris ruled on the publication of photos showing Valérie Trierweiler, the companion of the President of the Republic, in a bathing suit on the beach at Fort...

Marriage equality and parental rights

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The law, which allows same-sex marriage and regulates parenthood, has been in effect for several years. It allows civil marriage for people of the same sex and extends adoption rights for PACS partners and cohabitants. In...