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Senate Report Urges Action on Overseas Inequalities
The Senate report highlights systemic inequalities in France's overseas territories, urging immediate action to tackle the entrenched disparities.
Director ordered to repay £1.76m after fraudulent transfers
Director ordered to repay £1.76m after making fraudulent transfers with dishonest intent.
Scottish law firms await December Budget
Scottish law firms await December Budget for tax clarity on partner earnings.
Court upholds LG phone caused house fire
LG phone fire ruling: Appeal Court found the defective LG K8 ignited a blaze on 31 October 2018, upheld liability…
How Cold War defectors exposed intelligence agencies’ trust crisis
Cold War defectors like Oleg Lyalin exposed how intelligence agencies struggled to verify walk-ins, reshaping trust in defectors and forcing…
French court rules official can be prosecuted after dismissal
A French court rules an official may be prosecuted for working after dismissal, clarifying the crime of irregular pursuit of functions.
Court urges reforms to streamline French building permits
City planning office reviewing permits. The Cour des comptes report warns that overlapping statutes across several codes, coupled with the need to align multiple urban planning documents, generate lasting complexity and legal uncertainty for every participant in the permit-review chain. It adds that continual legal updates and protracted processing times give challengers a range of appeal routes, extending the overall timeline for decisions. Among the court’s suggestions are: providing applicants…
Zoning Regulations
New rule forces non-bank credit sellers to get training
Consumer credit training workshop. From November 20, 2026, a specific type of consumer credit falls under strict regulation. The "3 or 4 times without fees" contract and small loans under 200 euros will be subject to the same legal framework as traditional consumer credit. This shift changes how intermediaries operate, particularly those who do not qualify as banking intermediaries (IOBSP). Defining the New Intermediaries Under French financial law, an IOBSP…
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