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6 Oct 2008, 2:08 pm
[JURIST] Trial proceedings began in Paris Monday in the case of 42 people, including the son of former French President Francois Mitterrand, allegedly involved in the so-called Angolagate [Global Witness report, PDF] scandal regarding the supply of illegal arms to the Angolan government between 1993 and 1998 in contravention of an international ban on weapons sales to the country. [read post]
24 Apr 2007, 4:20 am
But, too busy to blog just now. [read post]
10 Jul 2023, 10:00 pm
Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment provides international analysis in key areas of labor and employment law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners, and business people. [read post]
7 May 2007, 11:28 pm
Does he remind you of anyone? [read post]
30 Jun 2006, 10:23 am
[JURIST] The French Senate and National Assembly gave final approval Friday to the so-called "iTunes" copyright legislation [legislative materials, in French], meaning the bill will soon become law assuming the failure of a constitutional challenge filed last week by the Socialist party. [read post]
29 Oct 2009, 3:04 am
[JURIST] The Paris Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to hear an embezzlement case brought by the anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) [official website] against the late president of Gabon, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the president of Equatorial Guinea. [read post]
1 Feb 2007, 8:33 am
[JURIST] The French Parliament [official website] has put off debate on whether to allow class action lawsuits [JURIST news archive] in the country's legal system after the French National Assembly [official website] struck proposed legislation from its February schedule in a push to get out other bills before the close of parliamentary sessions. [read post]
10 Jul 2023, 10:00 pm
Getting the Deal Through – Labour & Employment provides international analysis in key areas of labor and employment law and policy for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners, and business people. [read post]
12 May 2015, 6:56 pm
The outcome affirm finding of D. [read post]
27 Jan 2008, 2:37 pm
[JURIST] French authorities on Sunday ordered alleged "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel [BBC backgrounder] to be held for an additional 24 hours while police investigate the $73 billion worth of unauthorized trades Kerviel made while working for the French bank Societe Generale [bank website]. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 9:15 am
[JURIST] The French parliament gave final approval Tuesday to a new version [text, in French] of a controversial Internet piracy law [text, in French] that would suspend users' Internet access after the third violation. [read post]
12 Mar 2008, 8:27 am
[JURIST] A second employee of French bank Societe Generale [corporate website] has been detained in connection with the investigation into fraudulent activity allegedly committed by rogue trader Jerome Kerviel [BBC profile], the bank said Tuesday. [read post]
14 Jan 2008, 11:02 am
[JURIST] A French court Monday froze bank accounts belonging to several Russian state organizations [BBC report; Kommersant report] including the Central Bank of Russia, [official website] the Russian Finance Ministry [official website], the presidential administration's foreign property arm, the Russian Energy Ministry [official website], state arms monopoly Rosoboronexport, [company website] [read post]
28 Jan 2008, 7:26 pm
[JURIST] Alleged French "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel [BBC profile] was released on bail Monday after French judges filed preliminary charges of "breach of trust," "falsifying and using falsified documents," and "breaching IT access codes" against him relating to $73 billion worth of unauthorized trades he made while working for French bank Societe Generale [bank website]. [read post]
20 Feb 2007, 2:03 pm
[JURIST] The French parliament [official website, in French] voted Monday to amend the French Constitution [text] to include an explicit ban on the death penalty. [read post]
29 Jan 2010, 7:13 am
[JURIST] A French public prosecutor on Friday announced plans to appeal the acquittal [JURIST report] of former prime minister Dominique de Villepin [BBC profile, JURIST news archive], which cleared him of all charges for his role in an alleged plot to defame several businessmen, including current President Nicolas Sarkozy [official profile, in French; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
21 Feb 2008, 6:56 pm
[JURIST] French judges Thursday questioned a trader tied to the alleged French "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel [BBC profile], who made $73 billion worth of unauthorized trades [AP timeline] while working for French bank Societe Generale [corporate website]. [read post]
30 Mar 2006, 2:55 pm
[JURIST] The French Constitutional Council [official website] on Thursday declared [press release] that the First Employment Contract (CPE) [text], a controversial labor law which allows employers to hire workers under 26 for a conditional two-year period at the end of which they can be dismissed without cause, is constitutional. [read post]
10 Jun 2009, 7:57 am
[JURIST] The French Constitutional Council [official website, in French] ruled [decision, in French] Wednesday that certain provisions of the proposed Internet piracy law [text, in French] violate the French Constitution [text, in French]. [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 6:17 am
[JURIST] The French Court of Cassation [official website, in French] on Wednesday reversed an appellate court decision to overturn the convictions of five former Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees, remanding the case to the lower court. [read post]
