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Exploring Brexit and French contract law

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Published on: 21 December 2016

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Table of contents

What are the changes that have been made in French contract law? When was it introduced and why?
What types of cases does this cover?
How well established is the scheme and how well is it working?
How likely is it that this change could help France compete with what is offered by the London legal market? What impact do you think Brexit will have on this?
Are there likely to be any future developments in this area? Are there any plans for expansion of the existing measures?

Article summary

Dispute Resolution analysis: At the same time as the UK’s vote to leave the EU has created uncertainty, France has re-written the provisions of its civil code on contracts to increase transparency and attractiveness. Andrew Tetley, avocat at Reed Smith in Paris, touches on changes and their impact in light of a potential ‘Brexit’.

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