The Cour de cassation refuses to grant an option of jurisdiction to the director of a commercial company
Among other things, commercial courts hear disputes relating to commercial companies. The only exception to this principle is where these disputes involve a non-merchant (non-commerçant) who (i) is not a party to the partnership agreement and (ii) does not belong to the company’s governing bodies. Such a person may, at his or her discretion, refer […]
Jurisdictional immunity for international organizations is subject to an effective remedy
In a ruling handed down on January 16, 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal rejected the European Space Agency’s defence based on jurisdictional immunity in proceedings before French courts. In this case, following the suicide of an Agency engineer, the Agency’s Appeals Board ordered the Agency to pay a certain amount to the victim’s parents, […]