Streamlined Legal Procedures

Civil law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Court of Cassation’s Emphasis on Simultaneous Communication of Documents In a significant opinion delivered on June 25, 2012, the Court of Cassation has provided crucial guidance to legal practitioners regarding the...

Selling computers with pre-installed software is not always an unfair business practice

Commercial and company law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The Court of Cassation refuses to consider, with regard to the sale of computers online, that the sale of a computer with pre-installed software constitutes an unfair commercial practice , since the customer has the possibility of...

Importance of the detachable withdrawal form attached to the loan offer for the exercise of the borrower’s right of repentance

Competition & Consumer Law, Non classifié(e)

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Importance of a tear-off withdrawal form for the borrower’s right to repent When it comes to loans,  borrowers  often have the right to repent and withdraw from their agreement within a specified period. For the borrower to...

Limitation of rent increases for relettings and lease renewals

Real estate law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The text aims to limit the increase in rents both when re-letting vacant accommodation and when renewing the lease. The entry into force of the decree is set for one year on August 1, 2012, in 27  urban areas  . Decree No. 2012-894:...

Details on the proof of information on the withdrawal of points

Criminal law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Since January 1, 2002, drivers intercepted after speeding are presumed to have received sufficient information on the withdrawal of points they incur. The Council of State brings two new precisions on the proof of the information of...