Author Archives: Henry & Bricogne

Writing an invoice for a sale or a service is not an insignificant exercise. An article of our firm published by the Commerce Magazine website on March 12, 2020 recalls the mandatory information that must appear on the invoice, two of which were added by Order No. 2019-359 of April 24, 2019.

https://commerce.chefdentreprise.com/Thematique/juridique-1070/Breves/loi-est-plus-exigeante-mentions-obligatoires-facture-347633.htm

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Towards the block exemption for authorised motor vehicle repair contracts?

This question deserves to be asked again. Traditionally, competition authorities consider that each car manufacturer’s share on the market of repair and maintenance of motor vehicles of its brand would be above 30%, which would prohibit authorised car repair contracts to benefit of the block exemption of Regulation 330/2010 dated 20 April 2010. Reassessment of the issue in the light of recent case law and market studies in an article by Xavier Henry published by the Revue Lamy de la Concurrence in its February 2020 issue (RLC 3742 N° 91, p. 38, February 2020).

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The commercial agent has a regulated status that protects him, particularly in the event of termination of the contract. An article by our law firm published by the website chefdentreprise.com on 29 January 2020 sets out the principles governing this activity.

https://www.chefdentreprise.com/Thematique/juridique-1055/Breves/Agent-commercial-statut-protecteur-346350.htm

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In the event of a sudden termination of established commercial relationships, how are the damages to which the victim of the termination is entitled assessed? Elements of answer in an article of our law firm published by the website decision-achats.fr on January 6, 2020.

https://www.decision-achats.fr/Thematique/strategie-achats-1236/Breves/Rupture-brutale-relations-commerciales-quelle-indemnisation-345479.htm

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Publication of an article by our law firm on the Village de la Justice website on December 23, 2019 about the contestation of the existence of know-how by franchisees. Study of the analysis of the Paris Court of Appeal which rejects the claim of the franchisees.

https://www.village-justice.com/articles/contestation-savoir-faire-franchiseur-rejetee-par-cour-appel-paris,33304.html

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A franchisor sometimes sells its products directly to consumers through Internet in parallel with its sales to its franchisees. Can they challenge this practice of direct sales? Study of the question in an article from our firm published by the franchise-magazine.com website on December 18 2019.

https://www.franchise-magazine.com/expert-franchise/tribunes/ventes-directes-site-internet-franchiseur-cour-appel-paris-decembre-2019

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Customer rights in the event of a distribution contract under a brand name (selective distribution, franchise) is a very sensitive issue. What are the retailer’s rights on customers? An article published by our Law firm on December 10, 2019 by Les Echos Solutions provides an update on recent case-law in this field.

https://solutions.lesechos.fr/franchise-retail/c/quels-sont-les-droits-dun-detaillant-appartenant-a-un-reseau-de-distribution-sur-la-clientele-18954/

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