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French Class action reform: key changes introduced by the law of April 30, 2025

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Until this date, five different class actions regimes applied to consumer protection, antitrust, public health, discrimination, data protection, and environmental law. Each of these regimes had its own specificities...more

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DDADUE Law Ushers in a New Era for Class Actions in France

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On April 30, 2025, France enacted a new law aimed at aligning French law with EU law (known as the "DDADUE Law"), which, under Article 16, introduces a new class action regime fully in line with the EU Representative Actions...more

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France Reforms Class Actions Regime

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The new legislation facilitates easier access to class actions for litigants, which should lead to an increase in the use of class actions in the coming years....more

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Reforming French Arbitration Law: the proposal for a unified arbitration code

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Paris has been a leading arbitration hub for decades and French Arbitration law has had a great influence in the development of international arbitration around the world. On 20 March 2025, a working group chaired by...more

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Report on French Arbitration Law Reform

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Key Takeaways: In March 2025, the French Ministry of Justice released the report of its Working Group on modernizing French arbitration law. This is the first major reform proposal since 2011. France is a leading seat of...more

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France Regulates the Use of Carbon Neutrality Claims in Advertisements

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As part of its legislative arsenal to combat climate change, France adopted the Climate and Resilience Law on August 22, 2021 ("Climate Law"), providing for a large number of binding measures against greenhouse gas ("GHG")...more

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