MY ACCOUNTSudden termination of established commercial relationship
A substantial price increase without prior notice may constitute a sudden termination of an established commercial relationship unless the partner to whom the new prices are made known continues the relationship and accepts them.
CA Paris, 17 October 2024, No 21/10262
Sudden termination of established commercial relationship
A party claiming to be dependent on its partner must show the means and efforts deployed to obtain new contracts during the period of notice and document the contracts obtained or missed during this period, including, where relevant, the obstacles posed by competing undertakings and market offers.
CA Paris, 18 October 2024, No 22/13114
Sudden termination of established commercial relationship
Thierry Ardisson’s production company obtained, on referral from the Court of Cassation, EUR 2.9 million in damages from C8 for sudden termination of established commercial relations, following a detailed calculation of its margin on avoided costs.
CA Paris, 18 October 2024, No 23/17283
Selective distribution
Only a specialized court has jurisdiction to rule on a dispute based on the provisions of Article L. 442-2 of the Commercial Code relating to the violation of the prohibition on off-network resale within a selective distribution network.
T. com. Chambéry, 9 October 2024, No 2023F00191
Statutory warranty of conformity of goods
While Article L. 217-7 of the Consumer Code establishes a presumption that defects in conformity appear within a period of twenty-four months from delivery of the goods and are presumed to have existed at the time of delivery, it allows for the possibility of evidence to the contrary, particularly if this presumption is incompatible with the nature of the goods or the defect claimed.
CA Paris, 17 October 2024, No 23/11925
