7 August 2026
Arbitration: what the decree of 6 August 2026 changes
Published in the Journal officiel of 7 August 2026, Decree no. 2026-741 modernises Book IV of the French Code of Civil Procedure. Arbitration centre, supporting judge, digital award, recognition, suspensive effect: what the text retains, and what it leaves to the Ancel-Clay project.
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30 July 2026
The professional seller’s duty to advise: competence 1 – specialisation 0
The Commercial Chamber holds that a seller’s duty to inform and advise is not owed to a competent professional buyer, with no need to enquire whether its specialisation differs from the seller’s.
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14 July 2026
You say termination, I say termination
Cass. civ. 3e, 25 June 2026, no. 24-18.064, FS-B Summary: The employer’s right to terminate a lump-sum construction contract at […]
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30 June 2026
Limitation No Use Running — One Must Set Out at the Right Point
Note on Cass. com., 10 June 2026, no. 25-14.312, F-B The intricacies of the law of limitation are reputed to […]
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19 June 2026
The fake-IBAN scam: « He who pays badly, pays twice »
Note on Cass. com., 17 June 2026, no. 24-13.306, FP-B+R In a decision delivered by the full bench […]
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16 June 2026
This Obscure Light, Falling from the Stars
Note on Cass. com., 13 May 2026, no. 25-10.491 The oxymoron drawn from Rodrigue’s monologue in Corneille’s Le Cid […]
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7 June 2026
Violence par abus de dépendance (economic duress): A First — and a Misfire
A case note on Cass. 3e civ., 4 June 2026, no. 24-15.070, FS-B Abstract For the first time, it seems, […]
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4 June 2026
A Resolution on Terminations
Note on Cass. com., 3 June 2026, no. 24-19.612 Since 2016, Article 1225 of the French Civil Code has […]
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31 May 2026
Personal injury — An uninformed victim, no apportionment of liability
Note on Cass., ass. plén., 29 May 2026, no. 23-20.005, B+R On 29 May 2026, the Plenary Assembly […]
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29 May 2026
Compensation for fraud: Is Parsys burning?
When the injury resulting from fraud is no longer reduced to a loss of chance Note on Cass. civ. […]
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27 May 2026
The Cellar Strikes Back
When fraud entitles the wrongdoing seller to compensation Note on Cass. civ. 3, 9 April 2026, no. 24-17.405, F-D […]
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25 May 2026
The labourer is worthy of his hire
Note on Cass. com., 13 May 2026, no. 24-21.473, F-B • • The labourer of the eleventh hour received a […]
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22 May 2026
To settle is to give up — knowing
Note on Cass. com., 13 May 2026, no. 24-20.159, F-B No settlement without mutual concessions, says Article 2044 of […]
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14 May 2026
Requiem for an Adhesion Contract
Listen to the organs — they are playing for you. How fearful that tune. Significant imbalance lies at the […]
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30 April 2026
Independent guarantee – To be precise: independent, yes — but a guarantee nonetheless
Note on Cass. com., 1 April 2026, no. 24-13.364, F-B The independent guarantee is a singular figure among […]
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29 April 2026
A Penalty Clause by Any Other Name
The concept of the clause pénale — set out in Article 1231-5 of the French Civil Code (formerly Article […]
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