{"id":23461,"date":"2025-06-04T17:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teynier.fr\/?p=23461"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:25:18","slug":"breach-of-a-non-competition-clause-theres-no-point-in-rushing-timing-is-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teynier.fr\/en\/breach-of-a-non-competition-clause-theres-no-point-in-rushing-timing-is-key\/","title":{"rendered":"Breach of a non-competition clause: &#8220;There&#8217;s no point in rushing, timing is key&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a decision dated March 19, 2025, the French Supreme Court ruled that there could be no breach in advance of a non-competition clause.<\/p>\n<p>In the case at hand, a franchise agreement contained a non-competition clause. The franchisor, having learned of the franchisee&#8217;s future plans to set up a competing business, as evidenced by various preparatory acts, sued the franchisee for compensation for the damage resulting from the breach of the non-competition clause and terminated the franchise agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The French Supreme Court ruled that, since the competing activity envisaged by the franchisee was not actually carried out during the period covered by the non-competition clause, the franchisee was entitled to take preparatory steps to set up a competing business, without this constituting a breach of the non-competition clause or of the general obligations of loyalty and good faith inherent in any contractual relationship.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/juri\/id\/JURITEXT000051367829?init=true&amp;page=1&amp;query=23-22.925&amp;searchField=ALL&amp;tab_selection=all\">Com., March 19, 2025, No. 23-22.925<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a decision dated March 19, 2025, the French Supreme Court ruled that there could be no breach in advance of a non-competition clause. 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