In their recent article published in Juriste d’entreprise Magazine of the AFJE, our partners Kiril Bougartchev and Emmanuel Moyne explain the far-reaching consequences of a new case law on merger-absorptions issued by the Criminal Division of the Court of Cassation, who in November 2020 changed its position on a well-established principle in French criminal law that the acquiring company was not liable for acts committed by the acquired company before the transaction.
To read the full article in French click here.