In an interview for the CMAP, a leading French center in commercial conflict resolution, the founding partners, Marie-Laure Bizeau, Valence Borgia et Caroline Duclercq, talk about the creation of the law firm, its specialization in litigation and arbitration, its commitment to equality and diversity and its involvement in Alternative Dispute…

Joint Court of Justice and Arbitration 28 May 2020 Ref, 2-Ch., n° 193/2020 While the composition of the Joint Court of Justice and Arbitration Office (hereinafter « the JCJA ») of OHADA has just been renewed on February 11, 2021, it is opportune to review a recent decision of the JCJA of…

Paris Court of Appeal, 12 January 2021, Ref. 3-Ch. 5, No. 17/07290 The time when legal professionals wondered whether arbitrator’s were entitled to order daily rate of damages, i.e. “astreinte” in French, has passed. In its decision dated 12 January 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal has not only confirmed…

On 11 February (theoretical part) and 4 March (practical part) 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Caroline Duclercq, Partner at Medici, will participate in the afterwork of the Association Française d’Arbitrage, with the participation of FTI Consulting: “Cross-examination of Witnesses: When common law interferes with civil law – Practical…