AI Act 2026: CNIL becomes supervisory authority with penalties up to €35M
The entry into force of the AI Act places the CNIL at the heart of French artificial intelligence regulation. Formidable penalties for non-compliant companies.
Business law insights — 2/2
Legal updates and practical guidance on business law, commercial litigation, international contracts, corporate law and Tech, Data & AI, by Pierre-Louis Roquet, attorney at the Lyon Bar.
Attachment order: conditions, procedure and release
An attachment order makes it possible to freeze a debtor's assets before obtaining an enforceable title. This guide explains the required conditions, the procedure to follow and the available challenges under the 2026 rules.
Mandatory DPIA in 2026: when and how?
The Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is a major legal obligation under the GDPR. Find out when it is mandatory and how to implement it.
How to draft an IT service contract
Comprehensive guide to drafting an IT service contract: obligations, intellectual property, liability, and essential clauses to secure your digital projects.
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Topics covered
The articles gathered on this page follow developments in French business law: rulings of the Cour de cassation and the courts of appeal, legislative reforms and European texts that apply to companies operating in France. Each analysis starts from a concrete situation faced by a director or an in-house legal team, sets out the applicable rule, and draws the practical consequences for contract drafting, litigation strategy or the compliance of a technology project. Case references and statutory texts link to official sources so that every point can be checked.
- Business law
- Commercial litigation
- Corporate law & start-ups
- Contracts & international trade
- Tech, data & AI
- Arbitration
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How to use these resources
This final pagination page gathers the oldest posts on the blog. They remain useful: the rulings discussed are still relied on before the French commercial courts, and the principles set out here underpin the clauses the firm drafts today. The quickest way to find a given topic is to start from the matching practice page, which brings together the articles attached to that area of law, and then work back towards the most recent analyses.
- Business law — Structuring commercial relationships, negotiating and securing agreements, managing everyday corporate risk.
- Commercial litigation — Abrupt termination, unpaid invoices, unfair competition: pre-litigation strategy, urgent applications and proceedings on the merits.
- Corporate law & start-ups — Incorporation, shareholders' agreements, capital increases, governance and transfer transactions.
- Contracts & international trade — Governing law, jurisdiction clauses, cross-border distribution and supply arrangements.
- Tech, data & AI — SaaS and managed-services contracts, GDPR, NIS2, the AI Act and compliance of artificial-intelligence projects.
- Arbitration — Drafting arbitration clauses, running arbitral proceedings and enforcing awards.