by Solenn le Tutour | 1 Mar 2023
The organizer of a sport activity is, in principle, bound by an obligation of safety of means (they should implement all means to insure safety) towards the athlete who participates in his activity, but can also be bound by an obligation of safety of result (the...
by Solenn le Tutour | 15 Feb 2023
This principle, which has long been recognized in French case law, was recently reiterated by the Cour de cassation: the victim is not obliged to minimize his or her loss in the interests of the person liable. In this case, a person was involved in a traffic accident...
by Solenn le Tutour | 14 Feb 2023
What happens when faults committed by public and private persons have combined to cause the victim’s loss? Are the faults of public persons assessed individually by the administrative judge and those committed by private persons by the judicial judge? The...
by Solenn le Tutour | 9 Feb 2023
The law n°85-677 of 5 July 1985 “tending to improve the situation of victims of road traffic accidents and to accelerate compensation procedures” (also known as the “Badinter law”) set up a compensation regime exclusive of any other liability...
by Solenn le Tutour | 30 Dec 2022
The law of October 8, 2021 amended Article L. 6421-4 of the French Transportation Code on the liability of the air carrier in the context of a domestic and free flight. It now states that the liability of a carrier not holding an operating license is governed by the...
