Several criminal complaints have been filed against employers for contamination of an employee with covid-19 at the workplace. The criminal liability of the employer may be incurred for contamination, but also in other situations. An analysis by Eva Kopelman, counsel in Labour Law, and Hortense Béthune, lawyer in Criminal Law, within the law firm Jeantet.
Paris
In the current context of the health crisis linked to Covid-19, the resumption of activity raises many questions as to the criminal liability of company directors.
Paris | CRIMINAL LAW
Because of the current health crisis linked to covid-19, company managers have to make decisions in a hurry and without being aware of the criminal risks that could result.
Paris | CRIMINAL LAW
We are actively following the developments related to those issues and are fully prepared to advise our clients.
Advocacy for an improvement of the support system for the self-employed and for the introduction of generalised carry-back.
Paris | TAX
The spread of coronavirus arises many challenges to businesses, employees, customers, suppliers, investors and financial partners. Jeantet has set up a multi-disciplinary Task Force to answer all questions on the impact of the Coronavirus on labour, financing, capital markets, data protection, contract law, mergers and acquisitions, export control, real estate investments… For any question you can contact […]
Paris | CORPORATE LAW AND GOVERNANCE
On January 6, 2020, LSA revealed that Coca-Cola has stopped delivering the Intermarché and Netto brands. Since then, the Court of Appeals has asked both parties to get back around the table in order to reach a decision before March 1st. In return, the Tribunal has asked CCEP to deliver the Intermarché stores for the […]
Paris
Following the rejection of the Withdrawal Agreement and political declaration dated 14 November 2018 by the UK House of Commons the Johnson government and the EU commission have negotiated a new draft withdrawal agreement, finalized on 17 October 2019 from the one Boris Johnson’s predecessor, Theresa May, agreed with Brussels in following more than eighteen […]
| BANKING AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
As the wave of risk-free benchmark indices prepares to catch up with the stream of ongoing financial contracts referring to IBORs, how can we address the transition and control the risk of litigation in financing transactions (credits, issues, hedging) to be carried out in France?
Paris
Converging reform of security law and insolvency law in France: towards a simpler architecture and better protection of security value in workouts, Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law, décembre 2019
Paris
In a recent publication, posted on the AMF website, its Chairman, Robert Ophèle, made a significant contribution to the debate on stock market activism. It was then specified that this “contribution” had not been the subject of a decision by the AMF Board and that it was therefore not binding on the Authority (legal entity), […]
Paris | LISTED COMPANIES AND CAPITAL MARKETS LAW