Refusal to enforce a foreign judgment whose enforcement would be incompatible with one or more previous awards
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales refused to enforce a foreign judgment on the grounds that it was incompatible with arbitral awards rendered in London concerning the same case, on the basis that such enforcement would be contrary to public policy. The case related to the oil spill following the sinking of the […]
The right to evidence may justify a breach of business secrecy as long as the breach is essential and proportionate to the objective pursued
This case involved a company and two of its competitors, sued for an injunction to stop acts of unfair competition and for compensation for the resulting damages. One of the defendants filed a counterclaim for compensation for the damage arising from the obtaining and production in the proceedings of documents covered by business secrecy. The […]
Clarification of the procedures for implementing the statutory clauses for the exclusion of shareholders from a simplified joint-stock company (SAS)
The French Supreme Court has just clarified the procedures for implementing the statutory clauses for the exclusion of shareholders from a simplified joint-stock company (SAS). In this case, a shareholder had been excluded from a SAS on the grounds that he was working for a competing company. The statutory clause authorizing exclusion on these grounds […]