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The 5 Key Updates in Economic Law
Week of April 13, 2026
COMPETITION
Unfair competition: parasitism and counterfeiting
The fact that a watch’s characteristics are not protected by exclusive rights does not rule out parasitism.
French Supreme Court (Commercial Chamber), March 18, 2026, No. 24-17.016
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Competition, Distribution, Consumer Law
February 2026
Decision of the Month
Inspections and seizures: the Criminal Chamber excludes post-operation submissions from judicial review, but maintains its position limiting the protection of lawyer–client communications to defense rights. Following a request from the General Rapporteur of the French Competition Authority, the judge of freedoms and detention authorized, by order of November 14, 2022 (…)News
Dismissal of the allegations of abuse of position and exclusivity practices against Brenntag. In its decision issued on December 4, 2025, the French Competition Authority ruled that there were no grounds to proceed regarding the allegations of abuse of a dominant position (…)Advice of the Month
Should we expect a resurgence of class actions following the comprehensive reform of the class action regime under the DDADUE 5 law of April 30, 2025?
Class actions have existed in French law since the 2014 Hamon Act in the fields of consumer and competition law (…)
