Author: Marc Barennes
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The new French Group Action Law: New Risks and New Opportunities for Businesses in France
By Marc Barennes* and Agathe Missakian** Introduction In 2025, France adopted a modified group action framework, which entered into force on 3 May 2025.[1] Article 16 of the Law No. 2025-432, as supplemented by three successive decrees (hereafter the “Decrees”), establishes a unified set of rules for group actions (hereafter the “Group Action Law”) in France.[2]…
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Nissan Iberia (C-21/24): The Clock for Damages Actions Only Starts Ticking Once the National Competition Authority’s Decision is Final
Introduction Private damages actions are now firmly established as a key tool of EU competition law enforcement. As regularly asserted by the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU” or the “Court”), damages actions are not only about compensating victims of antitrust infringements, but also about deterring anticompetitive conduct to preserve effective competition in…