Reform of the Economic Activity Courts and the Pilot Implementation of the Economic Justice Contribution

In La Lettre des Juristes d’Affaires, Pauline Daraux, Partner, and Lucie Saadé-Augier, Attorney, revisit the background and objectives of this reform, as well as the — numerous — uncertainties it raises for business-litigation practitioners.

This provides an opportunity to highlight the anticipated impacts on the litigation strategies of affected companies, and to question the appropriateness of introducing such a barrier to access to the courts in light of the mechanism’s stated aims (reducing abusive and dilatory proceedings, encouraging amicable dispute resolution, and having those who benefit from it finance commercial justice).