Treatment of defamation contained in a confidential letter

Criminal law, Other

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Libelous accusations in private correspondence Defamatory accusations made in personal and private correspondence, aimed exclusively at the  addressee  of the letter, are subject to criminal sanctions only if the letter was sent...

Fraudulent Evasion

Civil law, Family law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Conflicting Actions: Divorce and Contribution to Marriage Expenses In a case involving two Algerian spouses, a dispute arose when the wife sought an order from a French court, requesting her husband to contribute to the expenses of...

The limits of the non-exclusive sales mandate

Real estate law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Mandate limits: intermediate operation or specific operation In real estate transactions, the scope of the mandate entrusted to a real estate agent plays a crucial role. According to Article 72, paragraph 3, of Decree No. 72-678 of...

Company law: non-compliance with the stipulations contained in the articles of association of a company does not automatically result in the nullity of the act

Commercial and company law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Nullity of acts amending the statutes of commercial companies Under the terms of Article L. 235-1 of the  Commercial Code  , the nullity of an act modifying the statutes of a commercial company can only be found if there is an...

Status of commercial leases for long-term occupancy.

Real estate law

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Status of commercial leases for long-term occupancy In a judgment rendered on June 13, 2012, the 3rd civil chamber of the Court of Cassation reaffirms established case law. According to Article 145-5 of the  Commercial  Code , it...