by Solenn le Tutour | 8 Feb 2024
On 24th January 2024, the French Senate’s Law Commission submitted a report on the reform of the French group actions legal framework. Introduced into French law by Law no. 2014-344 (also known as the ‘Hamon Law’), group actions have, to date, met moderate...
by Solenn le Tutour | 21 Dec 2023
On 17th October 2023, the Criminal Division of the French Court of Cassation reiterated that any person directly affected by an offence may bring a civil action, even if the damage it claims to have suffered is merely potential. Background of the case This case...
by Solenn le Tutour | 20 Oct 2023
Court of Appeal of Toulouse, 1st chamber, 5 September 2023 no. 22/03762 The owner of a wine cellar was held liable on the grounds on the liability regime due to things (in French, “responsabilité du fait des choses”), for damages caused to one of his clients...
by Solenn le Tutour | 5 Oct 2023
Cour de cassation, 2nd civil chamber, 21 September 2023, 21-22.197, Published The insurer is obliged to implement its death coverage after the termination of the group providence contract if the disability began beforehand, regardless of whether the said disability is...
by Solenn le Tutour | 1 Mar 2023
Damages likely to be compensated by the Fonds de garantie des assurances obligatoires de dommages (FGAO), pursuant to articles L. 421-1 and L. 424-1 to L. 424-7 of the Insurance Code, are excluded from the jurisdiction of the Commission d’indemnisation des...
