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COVID-19: Commission publishes Comfort Letter sent to Medicines for Europe

On 29 April, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its Comfort Letter to Medicines for Europe, dated 8 April (“the MfE Comfort Letter”), facilitating and authorising ...
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Gun-jumping in mergers: why should the pre-clearance phase be monitored more closely?

Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in issuing a statement of objections against Altice, announced: “if companies jump the gun by implementing mergers prior to notification and clearance, ...
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The reason why many US-based companies should care about GDPR (and it’s not what you think)

GDPR (which stands for general data protection regulation) is a European regulation designed to protect the personal data of EU citizens, enforceable from May 25, ...
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Deadlines obligations

If due to the carrier's fault who breaches his deadlines obligations, you fail to reply on time to an invitation to bid, his limitation of ...
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Shakespeare’s language is acceptable to contracts entered between French professionals…

Is it possible for a French company to draft its contractual documents in English relating to its commercial activities with another French company ? On ...
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The Brexit : will you need to proceed with new registrations and incurr additional costs, to maintain protection of your intellectual properties rights ?

While awaiting the effective leave of the UK from the EU, the holders of intellectual property rights must audit their intellectual properties’ portfolio. This audit ...
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The French law reform on Contracts

The French law reform on Contracts enacted by the executive Order dated February 10 2016: towards a simplification, clarification and foreseeability : It is 200 ...
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The automatic recognition of an EU member state court ruling by other member states: the end of Exequatur

On December 6th 2012, European justice ministers reformed the “Brussels 1” Regulation that will be applicable within two years. It was decided that in order to ...
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