Marie Danis

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Publication of the new Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce - Effective as of 1 January 2021Publication of the new Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce - Effective as of 1 January 2021

The International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") adopted a new version of its arbitration rules (the "Rules") on 6th October 2020. The new version will enter

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Summary as of March 10, 2022 of EU and UK Sanctions in reaction to the war in Ukraine - Practical recommendations for pending contracts

EU Sanctions   A first package of sanctions endorsed by the EU Council on 23 February via 4 decisions[1] and 5 regulations[2] introduced targete

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August Debouzy advised the Heycar Group in connection with the acquisition by the Renault Group and its subsidiary RCI Bank and Services of an equity interest in the Heycar Group

August Debouzy and in particular its German Desk has advised, alongside the leading German law firm Noerr, Heycar Group (Mobility Trader Holding GmbH), an

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The civil liability regime of arbitrators and arbitration institutions

Settlement of disputes by arbitration sometimes gives rise to subsequent litigation, after the award has been issued. Aside from proceedings to set aside arbitral awards, parties may indeed also seek to have the arbitrator and/or the arbitration institution found liable in connection with the arbitration process. The civil liability regime of arbitrators and arbitration institutions has been regulated by the institutions themselves; the protection granted to arbitrators and internal bodies of arbitral institutions has been further strengthened in the latest version of their arbitration rules, as is the case for the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") and the London Court of International Arbitration ("LCIA"). This regime has also been recently clarified by French case law. From a practical point of view, several lessons can be drawn from these decisions, which invite in particular the stakeholders (parties, counsel, arbitrators and institutions) to anticipate this issue too when defining the framework of the arbitration to be carried out.

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August Debouzy, alongside the founders in the transfer of control of Laboratoires Majorelle to EW Healthcare Partners.

August Debouzy advised the founders in the context of the sale of the Laboratoires Majorelle to EW Healthcare Partners for an undisclosed amount.

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August Debouzy assists Tiger Global Management as part of his minority investment in the capital of Vestiaire Collective

August Debouzy assisted Tiger Global Management, US investment fund active in the medical field of new technologies, as part of its minority investment in the capital of Vestiaire Collective, the world’s first platform specializing in high-end second-hand clothing.

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Governmental measures amending certain time limits in the context of the Covid-19 health crisis

The confinement and social distancing measures imposed by the government to combat the spread of covid-19 are not without effect on the French judicial sys

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Force majeure event: the example of supply and delivery contracts

As Covid-19 expands and Governments take increasingly restrictive measures, particularly with regard to borders, there are questions about the foreseeable consequences for supply and delivery contracts.

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Is Coronavirus a force majeure event and/or a cause of hardship?

The coronavirus will be "considered as a force majeure event for companies", said the Minister of Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire on Friday 28 February. And he clarified his position regarding public contracts concluded by the State.

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La synthèse du Colloque Arbitrage & Compliance

Les deux tables-rondes de la matinée ont permis d’échanger d’abord sur les aspects règlementaires et législatifs, et notamment sur les textes émanant de l’OCDE, transposés au sein du droit français et du droit de l’UE, avant d’évoquer la dimension internationale à travers l’analyse, notamment, de la question de l’extraterritorialité et du rapport déposé la veille du colloque par Monsieur le député Raphaël Gauvin. Ainsi que l’a indiqué le Professeur Thomas Clay (Université Paris I Panthéon – Sorbonne), sous la direction de qui les tables rondes consacrées à l’arbitrage se sont déroulées, la relation entre l’arbitrage et la compliance est un sujet neuf ; la matière est inédite mais importante, car forte d’une récente actualité législative (à travers la loi Sapin II et la loi Pacte) et jurisprudentielle (à travers notamment la décision de la cour d’appel de Paris du 28 mai 2019 dans l’affaire Alstom Transport). Compte tenu de ce caractère inédit, les intervenants des tables rondes relatives à l’appréhension des questions de compliance par l’arbitrage ont été invités à poser des questions plutôt qu’à apporter des réponses.