Category Archives: COMMERCIAL / COMPETITION

A call for boycott by a professional association may constitute anti-competitive practice.

A professional association that issues recommendations to its members may become a market player and therefore be subject to competition law. When a professional body invites its members to adopt a certain behaviour towards a market player, such as a call not to work with certain databases, it may be sanctioned for anti-competitive practices. Court […]

Commercial Lease: Rent uncapping requires only a potential to favor the tenant’s business

A significant change in local commercial factors justifies setting aside rent capping as long as it is likely to have a favorable impact on the tenant’s business activity, without the need to demonstrate an actual, measurable effect on the business carried out. Court of Cassation, 3rd Civil Chamber, September 18, 2025, Appeal No. 24-13.288   The […]