Jan 25, 2022 Global Enforcement Outlook: Europe’s evolving corporate criminal liability laws By Emmanuelle Brunelle Giuseppe Curtò Dimitri Lecat Simone Kämpfer Federico Mercuri Ben Morgan +3 more... Show less Following the outlook on the US we now focus on developments in Europe, where legislators and authorities are increasingly active in the...
Nov 02, 2021 The “Trial of the Century” – a new decision has been rendered by the Paris administrative court By Emmanuelle Brunelle Dimitri Lecat On 14 October 2021, the Paris administrative court rendered a new decision in the so-called Trial of the Century.As a reminder, back in...
Jul 07, 2021 French administrative supreme court gives the French Government 9 months to take appropriate measures to respect its international climate commitments By Emmanuelle Brunelle Dimitri Lecat The city of Grande-Synthe, located on the northern coast of France, has been concerned for several years that sea level rise could...
Jun 18, 2021 Belgium’s ‘climate case’: Court finds Belgian state at fault but offers no guidance on how to reduce GHG emissions By Nathalie Colin Dimitri Lecat Emmanuelle Brunelle Jonathan Isted Cat Greenwood-Smith +2 more... Show less The French-speaking Court of First Instance in Brussels (‘the Court’) has decided that the Belgian public authorities had failed to...
Feb 16, 2021 France updates guidance on Sapin II anti-corruption law By Emmanuelle Brunelle Dimitri Lecat On 22 December 2017, the French anti-corruption agency (L’Agence française anticorruption or AFA) published formal guidance to help...
Feb 08, 2021 The “Trial of the Century” – the direction of travel for climate change litigation? By Emmanuelle Brunelle Dimitri Lecat Simon Duncombe Cat Greenwood-Smith +1 more... Show less On February 3, 2021, the Paris administrative court ruled on the named Trial of the Century, regarding the climate inaction of the French...
Dec 09, 2020 Shifting jurisprudence: perspectives on a recent French Supreme Court Criminal Division ruling By Emmanuelle Brunelle Guillemette Burgala On 25 November 2020, the Criminal Division of the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) issued a ruling that marked a major shift in...
Sep 26, 2019 Publication of the Gauvain Report: First elements of protection of French strategic interests in response to the extraterritoriality of American justice By Emmanuelle Brunelle Dimitri Lecat The report on extraterritoriality by Raphaël Gauvain, MP and lawyer, was published on 26 June 2019. It presents several recommendations ...