Expert Guides - Signature Litigation

France’s attractiveness: will the International Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal open the door to a new way to litigate in France?

On February 7, 2018, were enacted the new rules applicable to the already existing, albeit rarely used, International Chamber of the Paris Commercial Court and the ones applicable to the newly created International Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal

19/06/2018 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Signature Litigation, France

Lack of scientific debate before the French courts: current main disadvantage for companies’ defense

Companies doing business in France are currently facing a detrimental paradox: while the precautionary principle, which is supposed to be triggered by scientific evidence, is increasingly used against them, scientific debate has disappeared before the French courts as line of defense

03/07/2017 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Signature Litigation, France

Q&A with Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

What is the most challenging case you have worked on and what makes it unique?

Under French Law, and more specifically the French Social Security Code, "when an [occupational] accident is caused by the gross negligence of the employer […], the victim or his/her beneficiaries are entitled to obtain...

24/06/2015 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Signature Litigation, France

The worrying changing face of French product liability law

Historically product liability arose from case law based on the general law of obligations, in particular, civil tort liability. It implied a fault of the manufacturer or distributor in the design or manufacture of the product, a loss, most of the time bodily injury, and a causal link between the...

01/03/2014 Sylvie Gallage-Alwis, Signature Litigation, France Thomas Rouhette, Hogan Lovells, France

{{article.published}} {{expert.givenName}} {{expert.familyName}}, {{expert.givenName}} {{expert.familyName}} {{expert.firm.name}}, {{expert.location.withinLocation.name}}

Expert	Practice area	Country
Gallage-Alwis, Sylvie	Rising stars	France
Huntley, Graham	Litigation	United Kingdom
Lutfalla, Emmanuèle	Insurance and Reinsurance	France
Marangos, Hermes	Insurance and Reinsurance	United Kingdom
, {{displayValue}} {{displayValue}}	, {{displayValue}} {{displayValue}}	, {{displayValue}} {{displayValue}}

France’s attractiveness: will the International Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal open the door to a new way to litigate in France?

Lack of scientific debate before the French courts: current main disadvantage for companies’ defense

Q&A with Sylvie Gallage-Alwis

The worrying changing face of French product liability law

{{article.headline}}