Civil and commercial litigation
The firm’s partners have extensive experience of disputes between individuals and companies, which are brought before the civil or commercial courts. This may involve disputes relating to contracts, commercial transactions, damages and interest, disputes between landlords and tenants, or disputes relating to easements or joint ownership. In particular, the firm regularly advises on general business litigation and company law:
Company law
- Contentious claims arising from shareholders’ agreements, mergers & acquisitions or the creation of joint subsidiaries
- Partner disputes
- Management expertise
- Pre-emptive rights of partners
- Judicial dissolution of companies
- Liability of directors
(payment of liabilities and personal bankruptcy) - Appointment of ad hoc administrators or experts
General business law
- Urgent measures, debt recovery
- Precautionary and enforcement measures: seizure, confiscation, mortgage
termination of contracts, disputes resulting from the end of contractual relationships - Unfair competition, counterfeiting
- Economic regulations, fixed prices, unfair terms
- Contentious matters relating to companies in difficulty, abusive support, liability of company directors, contentious matters relating to the admission of claims to the liabilities of a company in suspension of payments
Lawyers
Sylvie SEVIN & Yanis SOUHAÏLI
