Other, Competition & Consumer Law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) The group action (or “class action”) allows a large number of people to sue a company or an institution, to obtain moral or financial compensation. Will she arrive in France? A group action desired but still...
Competition & Consumer Law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Tax Evasion vs Tax Avoidance The distinction between tax evasion and tax avoidance can often blur, but it’s a line that the so-called ‘ghost’ company in Luxembourg has shrewdly grasped. There is a fine line...
Competition & Consumer Law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Rationalization of French motorway tolls In France, a new motorway toll system has recently been tested. The traditional toll booths and barriers will be replaced by cameras installed at specific crossing points on the highways ....
Competition & Consumer Law, Other
Estimated reading time (in minutes) When we go on a trip abroad, we tend to want to bring back everyday products in our suitcases, but at much better prices! thus, cigarettes, alcohol and other digital goods can be purchased abroad but beware of the taxes you will...
Competition & Consumer Law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Fraud liability On March 28, 2018, the Commercial Chamber of the Court of Cassation issued an important judgment concerning the liability of banks and their customers in the event of fraudulent activities. The court set a precedent...
Civil law, Competition & Consumer Law
Estimated reading time (in minutes) Private collection companies are often hired by disgruntled creditors to collect debts “at all costs”. Increasingly, creditors are aware that their claims may be statute-barred, ie the legal time limit for pursuing the...
