The French Court of Cassation has made a significant shift in jurisprudence in a ruling dated December 22, 2023. It now accepts that civil judges may, under certain conditions, consider evidence obtained unfairly, thereby aligning with ... Read more about French Civil Judges can now consider evidence obtained unfairly
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Subcontractor in France – French construction law
Subcontractor in France (Cass. 3e civ. 23-11-2023 n° 22-17.027 FS-B, Sté Alf productions c/ Sté Spie Batignolles Grand-Ouest) In the realm of subcontracting within the French legal system, the intricacies of payment delegations often ... Read more about Subcontractor in France – French construction law
Welcome to Alaris Law Firm in Paris
Welcome to Alaris Law Firm, where our commitment to excellence and global perspective converge to offer unparalleled legal services. Specializing in labor, construction, business, and contract law, our boutique international law firm stands ... Read more about Welcome to Alaris Law Firm in Paris
Claim and contract management
With more than 20 years of expertise in the construction and engineering sector, the Alaris Law team has extensive experience in claim and contract management for general contractors, subcontractors and clients, for both French and ... Read more about Claim and contract management
Common Law vs Civil Law – Achieving the Best Law
The majority of legal systems from around the world can be classified as either a common law system or a civil law system, although the existence of religious and customary systems must be noted. Despite several criticisms of the ... Read more about Common Law vs Civil Law – Achieving the Best Law
Construction consortia in France
Construction law in France. A consortium is a temporary association of (construction) companies for the submission of a joint bid and/or the joint execution of a construction contract. A consortium exists only throughout the duration of ... Read more about Construction consortia in France
Labour law in France – Religious freedom at work. The Ramadan example.
Every year, Muslims all over the world celebrate Ramadan for the duration of one month. During this time, Muslims are generally prohibited from eating and drinking between sunrise and sunset. As a general rule, all employers in France ... Read more about Labour law in France – Religious freedom at work. The Ramadan example.
Covid-19: Guide for construction companies in France
Health guidelines for construction companies in the covid-19 context In France the Health guidelines for ongoing construction activities during the COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic (Guide de préconisations de sécurité sanitaire pour la ... Read more about Covid-19: Guide for construction companies in France
Moving the workplace – French labor law
In the absence of any particular reference in the contract relating to the place of performance of the work, the French case-law has created the concept of geographical area to assess the scope of a change in the workplace: any change ... Read more about Moving the workplace – French labor law
Collective settlement agreement (RCC) in French Labour Law
Since January 2018, all companies in France, without conditions of employees, can conclude a collective settlement agreement (RCC) instead of a PSE which aims at facilitating the voluntary departures of the employees and dissociating them ... Read more about Collective settlement agreement (RCC) in French Labour Law
Economic dismissal reasons – French law
Collective redundancies. Any dismissal for economic reasons must be justified by a real and serious cause. The economic motive is defined by the Labor Code as a reason not inherent to the employee's person, resulting from a deletion or ... Read more about Economic dismissal reasons – French law
Commercial leases in France
Leases in France: rent, minimum rental period, termination, subletting. Pursuant to Art. L. 145-1 ff. Code de Commerce, a commercial lease exists when a rental property is rented to commercial tenants for commercial, industrial or trade ... Read more about Commercial leases in France
Labor court reform in France – Dismissals in France
Changes in French dismissal procedures. The prior arbitration process in France (phase de conciliation) as the first step in employment law proceedings pursuant to Art. L. 1411-1 Code du Travail was fundamentally modified on August 7, ... Read more about Labor court reform in France – Dismissals in France
Forming a company in France
Founding a company in France – Establishing a company in France. An investor who wants to found a company in France must first ask themselves what form of company will best meet their needs: SARL, EURL, SELARL, SA, SAS or SNC. French ... Read more about Forming a company in France
The French employment contract
A French employment contract comes into effect from the time from which an employee performs a service in return for payment for an employer with which a relationship of subordination exists. In the majority of cases, it is necessary by law ... Read more about The French employment contract
French construction law – Subcontractors in France
The French building trade associations FFB/FNTP provide standardized subcontractor agreements for building projects in France free of charge online. As with all French building contracts, these standardized subcontractor agreements are ... Read more about French construction law – Subcontractors in France
Posting of employees to France – Labor law in France
Companies that have their corporate headquarters in Europe can post employees to France on temporary secondment in accordance with articles L. 1261-1 ff. and R. 1263-1 ff. of the Code du Travail (French labor code). The new and stricter ... Read more about Posting of employees to France – Labor law in France