Le prospectus de relance de l’Union : un outil méconnu à la disposition des émetteurs cotés souhaitant lever des fonds en période de crise sanitaire – Option finance, 03/14/2022

In the context of the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the European legislator introduced a new tool for issuers to enable them to raise capital within a substantially lighter regulatory framework, while ensuring that investors have adequate information to inform their investment decision: the Union’s revival prospectus.

Paris | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW

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Russian counter measures. Recent developments – 03/10/2022

Russia has adopted three rounds of measures in response to sanctions introduced by the US, EU and other states. The measures are mainly established in the presidential decrees, particularly, Decree No. 95 dated 5 March 2022 “On Temporary Procedure for the Discharge of Obligations Towards Certain Foreign Creditors” (please refer to Legal Alert dated 2 […]

Moscow Desk

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Vade-mecum on searches in law firms following the Confidence Act – Gazette du Palais, 03/08/2022

On 22 December last year, the Parliament adopted Law 2021-1729 on confidence in the judiciary, known as the Confidence Law, which includes provisions aimed at reinforcing the protection of lawyers’ professional secrecy, particularly in the context of searches (provisions applicable since 1 March 2022). Clarisse Moreno summarises in this article the rules applicable to searches […]

Paris | LITIGATION – ARBITRATION – MEDIATION

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La «shrinkflation» ou les limites du droit de la consommation – LSA, 03/04/2022

Florent Prunet, partner, explains in this article for LSA the legal position on the issue of “shrinkflation”. This marketing practice consists in increasing the price per weight or volume of a product in a painless way for the consumer, by keeping the face price of this product while reducing its weight or volume, in a […]

Paris | COMMERCIAL, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER LAW

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Focus on the ceilings for free share allocations – Option Finance, 03/03/2022

The allocation of free shares is undoubtedly one of the most widely used profit-sharing tools in that it motivates employees and corporate officers by associating them with the success of their company and/or group. However, although these grants are entirely in the company’s interest and beneficial to the beneficiaries, they can represent a significant source […]

Paris | LISTED COMPANIES AND CAPITAL MARKETS LAW

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The Renewable Energy Law Review: France – The Law Reviews, 2021

Introduction France is on track to set up and implement its decarbonisation framework. It benefits from decarbonised electricity, the energy-generating mix being made up of nuclear power and renewable sources as well as fossil fuels. Hydropower is predominant historically and constitutes the main source of renewable energy for electricity in France, with over 25GW installed […]

Paris | ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

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Sanctions against Russia: recent developments – 02/24/2022

On 22 February 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed laws ratifying agreements with the  Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DNR and LNR) recognizing them as independent  states. Sanctions below were adopted before President Putin announced a “special military operation” in Ukraine on 24 February 2022. We are actively following the developments related to those issues […]

Moscow Desk

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EPR in the building sector: a waiting game – Batinfo.com, 02/16/2022

Opinion column by Adrien Fourmon on the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme for construction products or materials in the building sector (PMCB), which has just reached an important milestone with the publication of application decree no. 2021-1941 of December 31, 2021, published in the Journal Officiel on January 1, 2022.

Paris | ENERGY TRANSITION AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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Composition administrative : des effets pervers pour celui qui ne transige pas ? – Finascope, 01/25/2022

Frank Martin-Laprade writes a new legal column on Finascope.fr The administrative composition, which can now be proposed to any person implicated by the AMF Board – and no longer only to professionals under the disciplinary supervision of the stock market regulator – including for grievances related to market abuse (insider trading, dissemination of false or […]

Paris | STOCK MARKET LITIGATION | CAPITAL MARKETS AND STOCK EXCHANGE LAW

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