The French Law Of Business Contracts

Written primarily for lawyers and law students in the Common law world, this book assumes no prior knowledge of French law. Beginning with an introductory account of the characteristics of French law and the French legal system, it looks at the principles of the French law of contract from the standpoint of a Common lawyer familiar with the problems with which the law of contract has to deal in a modern Western society. Its arrangement follows that of the French law, but the French concepts and rules are set out in relation to their counterparts in the Common law. Consideration is given to recent developments in matters such as the obligation to disclose information, third party rights in 'groups of contracts', unfair contract terms, and the seller's liability for latent defects.

This volume explains company formation, sales and distribution methods, corporate and personal income taxation, investment regulations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, liquidation, antitrust regulation, intellectual property, the banking and environmental regulatory framework and labor and immigration law. It also contains an invaluable French-English legal glossary designed to assist the reader in understanding contracts and legal correspondence exchanged during commercial transactions of any nature.

Law and Business in France has been written specifically with the foreign investor in mind by an American attorney practicing in French and international law in Paris on behalf of a world-wide clientele. It sets forth in clear, non-technical language, the full range of legal considerations which foreign investors will need to consider in order to successfully carry out their activities in France. Although the primary focus of this work is French law, Community law is also treated whenever necessary so as to provide the reader with the fullest possible framework. This volume explains company formation, sales and distribution methods, corporate and personal income taxation, investment regulations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, liquidation, antitrust regulation, intellectual property, the banking and environmental regulatory framework and labor and immigration law. It also contains an invaluable French-English legal glossary designed to assist the reader in understanding contracts and legal correspondence exchange during commercial transactions of any nature. Due to the balance struck between a thorough treatment of legal considerations and the desire to avoid overly technical language, this volume is appropriate to attorneys, business people and all investors wishing to acquire a well-informed view concerning the legal regulation of commerce in France. Its concise format permits rapid consultation and thus allows its reader to efficiently obtain the information needed to successfully structure and complete commercial transactions in France.

This text is an invaluable tool for students on undergraduate and postgraduate management programmes containing elements of general and international business law. The legal dimension in managerial decisions is shown, and on-line resources provide current material to support the text.

Written primarily for lawyers and law students in the Common law world, this book assumes no prior knowledge of French law. Beginning with an introductory account of the characteristics of French law and the French legal system, it looks at the principles of the French law of contract from the standpoint of a Common lawyer familiar with the problems with which the law of contract has to deal in a modern Western society. Its arrangement follows that of the French law, but the French concepts and rules are set out in relation to their counterparts in the Common law. Consideration is given to recent developments in matters such as the obligation to disclose information, third party rights in 'groups of contracts', unfair contract terms, and the seller's liability for latent defects.

The provisions of the French Civil Code governing the law of obligations have remained largely unchanged since 1804 and have served as the model for civil codes across the world. In 2016, the French Government effected major reforms of the provisions on the law of contract, the general regime of obligations and proof of obligations. This work explores in detail the most interesting new provisions on French contract law in a series of essays by French lawyers and comparative lawyers working on French law and other civil law systems. It will make these fundamental reforms accessible to an English-speaking audience.