Introduction
It is interesting that the FCA has sought to amplify its guidance in relation to the execution of transactions by branches in CP26/34. However, there is a good argument that the new guidance creates more questions than answers
Introduction
It is interesting that the FCA has sought to amplify its guidance in relation to the execution of transactions by branches in CP26/34. However, there is a good argument that the new guidance creates more questions than answers…
Le régime des pratiques commerciales déloyales ne s’applique pas à toute opération de promotion économique. La conception et la remise d’un trophée destiné à distinguer des enseignes ne constituent pas une pratique commerciale au sens du code de la consommation,…
French authorities are seeking to transform the Blocking Statute from a frequently contested procedural instrument into a more central pillar of France’s economic security framework, with significant implications for commercial disputes as well as for criminal and competition investigations.
On…
Written by Hadrien Pauchard (assistant researcher and doctoral student at Sciences Po Law School)
The third issue of the Revue Critique de droit international privé of 2026 was just released and is already accessible <a online. It contains three…
On 22 May 2026, French President Emmanuel Macron called for ‘l’équivalent d’une section 301 à l’Européenne’. Speaking at a European forum on computing power, quantum technologies and semiconductors in Bruyères-le-Châtel, Macron argued that Europe needed a stronger response to foreign actors whose laws and policies…
The IPKat has received and is pleased to host the following guest post by Katfriend Konstantin Voropaev (GNY), discussing the recent publication of a draft decree in France concerning 3D printing-generated spare parts. Here’s what he writes:3D-printed spare parts: IP…