Litigation and commercial contracts
Our team offers expertise in all areas of economic law, including drafting and litigation of general or regulated commercial contracts, the definition of medium-term contractual strategies (distribution agreements, franchising, direct presence via the web), market practices including business-to-business practices and consumer protection,
Our practice
Our team offers expertise in all areas of economic law, including the drafting and litigation of general or regulated commercial contracts, the definition of medium-term contractual strategies (distribution agreements, franchising, direct presence via the web), market practices including business-to-business practices and consumer protection, actions for unfair competition and abuse of economic dependence, credit law and administrative or criminal sanctions in economic matters.
Our firm has in-depth expertise in service contracts, including consultancy contracts, with the support of our "Employment and Social Security Law" practice to assist with issues of independence and contract reclassification.
Our firm advises and represents clients in all types of business litigation:
- payment and guarantee disputes (personal guarantees, co-debtations, security interests)
- protective seizures or execution before the seizure judge
- summary proceedings and injunctions before the presidents of the courts in relation to B2B and/or B2C commercial practices
- actions for collective redress
- actions for damages for breaches of competition law (in coordination with our "Sectoral regulation and competition" practice)
- proceedings before the regulatory authorities (FPS Economy, FSMA, etc.), if necessary in coordination with our "Sectoral regulation and competition" and "Insurance and liability" practices
> Contractual liability actions (actions for payment of invoices; actions for cancellation or termination of contracts; actions for damages for wrongful non-performance).
> Drafting and revision of B2B and B2C general terms and conditions (to avoid clauses being classified as unfair; to protect the business by covering legal risks as far as possible).
> Negotiation, drafting and advice on general commercial contracts (intermediation, credit, guarantees, co-debt, surety, production, purchase-sale, service contracts).
> Negotiation, drafting and advice on regulated commercial contracts (commercial agency, franchise, distribution, transport, commission)
> Advice and organisation of product recalls
> Legal advice on price regulation, advertising campaigns and commercial promotions in general
> Contesting administrative or criminal fines for breaches of economic law
> Actions for unfair competition and abuse of economic dependence
> Procedures before the seizure judge to obtain or contest a seizure
> Accelerated procedures (summary proceedings, injunction, etc.)
> Introduction of accelerated or substantive procedures for debt recovery, performance or breach of commercial contracts, both nationally and internationally
> Regular advice to companies of all sizes on drafting general terms and conditions, reviewing existing contracts and negotiating contracts with their suppliers, partners or main customers.
> Regular legal support for players in the healthcare sector (pharmacies, laboratories, clinics) in relation to commercial contracts and disputes with their suppliers or partners.
> Coordination of the legal strategy of companies operating in the diamond and jewellery sector against players acting in breach of sectoral legislation (injunctions; seizures; action on the merits).
> Representation of an authorised financial services provider in its ongoing litigation with defaulting borrowers.
> Representation of consultants in financial disputes (recovery of success fees or standard fees)
> Regular advisor to a large family-owned SME in the construction and renovation sector
> Council for representative consumer organisations
> Regular advice to hotel and catering establishments on their day-to-day disputes
> Representation of individual consumers who have suffered damage as a result of fraudulent business transactions
