Whistleblower protection is a hot topic in France, as a new act aimed at improving the protection of whistleblowers was adopted by French Senate on February 16, 2022. The new act should come into force in France by mid-2022.
Essentially, the new text is aimed, by modifying the provisions of

The principle of solicitor-client privilege guarantees to every citizen that there is no interference from public authorities in their defence, whatever they may have done.
This principle is established in article 66-5 of the Law n°71-1130 of 31 December 1971 and applies in all matters, whether it is in the

EU Directive 2011/7 aims at combating late payments in commercial transactions. Member States have transposed its provisions enabling a creditor to obtain interest on late payments and a compensation for recovery costs, by way of a fixed sum of EUR 40 in minimum. All this without the necessity of issuing