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Insolvency – Crypto How is cryptocurrency treated as an asset in a bankruptcy proceeding in your jurisdiction? Since the early 2010s, the use of cryptocurrencies has developed in the French economy through services allowing their purchase, sale or use as financial instruments. French law was one of the first to legislate digital assets in France, […]

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Yves-Marie Ravet participates in the IR Global Insolvency Virtual Series – Insolvency & Restructuring: How the global pandemic changed the rules on insolvency

Foreward by Andrew Chilvers Insolvency and restructuring legislation changed radically in all jurisdictions in the wake of COVID-19. While governments have tried to delay the number of insolvencies in the short term, most experts agree that distressed businesses will start to fail significantly later this year and into 2021. For insolvency practitioners and lawyers alike, […]

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Yves-Marie Ravet & Richard Jadot participates in the IR Global Insolvency Virtual Series – Force Majeure: Insolvency and Restructuring in Uncertain Times

Foreward by Andrew Chilvers Sometimes events can be so unprecedented that even the canniest business people fail to comprehend what’s happening until it’s too late. The COVID-19 “coronavirus” crisis is one such event. Businesses across the world have been plunged into shock dealing with the fall out of lockdowns, plummeting revenues and sales, unpaid bills […]

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Memorandum Provisional Measures taken by the French Government in relation to the state of health emergency

This memo aims to give an overview of the main provisional measures taken by the French government in order to deal with the Covid-19 crisis and in support of the French Economy.  The Government has been empowered to promulgate Orders by the Emergency Law n°2020-290 of 23 March 2020 (delegated legislation), which establishes the state […]

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Simplifying Insolvency: Support for Entrepreneurs from the PACTE Act

French insolvency law is constantly being reshaped, with multiple new laws, amendments and reforms taking place across the last three decades. This article aims to present the latest amendments introduced by the ‘PACTE Act’, which is currently being discussed by the French parliament. The PACTE Act, has a broader scheme than just insolvency procedure, but […]

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Introduction to new Law Firm Member in France

International Referral the global network of business lawyers, is delighted to introduce Yves-Marie Ravet of Ravet & Associés. Yves has joined the Legal network; as our exclusive Insolvency member in France. Ravet & Associés is an independent boutique law firm focused on delivering the highest quality legal advice to its clients. We are used to working on complex legal issues and […]

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