The Court of Cassation provides unprecedented clarification on this subject. Discover the newsletter regarding the proof of moral harassment.

In a latest court’s ruling dated March 16, the Paris Court of Appeal rejected the application of the scale of compensation for dismissal without real and serious cause. It is a case when it does not ensure an “adequate and appropriate reparation” of the damage suffered by the employee. Following previous Court of Appeal rulings, what is the scope of this new decision? Our team specialized in Labour Law answers this question.

Here our local team from Steering Legal in UAE comments on the last Dubai Court of Cassation ruling. Check out the article to find out more

The Steering Legal has represented Dubai Developments, owner of the iconic Dubai hotels Al Murooj and Al Bustan, in the negotiation of the Hotel Management Agreements relating to the takeover by AccorHotels of the operation of the two hotels under Swissotel & Swissotel Living and Movenpick brands respectively. Part of the multi-purpose luxury Al Murooj Complex, comprising residential towers of 400 luxury apartments & penthouses and a state-of-the-art leisure centre, the Swissotel & Swissotel Living Al Murooj is one of the Dubai’s finest City Lifestyle Resort set in the heart of Downtown Dubai, opposite Dubai Mall, DIFC and Burj Khalifa.[...]

The Steering Legal has advised Action Hotels Company in the conversion from a management model to a franchise one and negotiating the franchise agreements for its portfolio of 9 operating hotels, representing 1,603 key-rooms under AccorHotels brands across the Middle East (Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE Dubai & Sharjah, Oman and Jordan). Action Hotels Company is a Dubai based company, leading owner, developer and asset manager of branded three- and four-star hotels in the Middle East and Australia, and currently operating fourteen hotels providing a total of around 2,500 rooms. Action Hotels Company is the hospitality subsidiary of Kuwaiti group Action Group[...]

According to the Décideurs magazine, the Social Departement of Steering Legal, headed by the partner Gwenaëlle Artur, has distinguished itself in the 5 following areas of practice : High risk litigation and Criminal Labor Law, ranked as Highly Renowned Restructuring, redundacy plans and associated litigation, ranked as Quality Practice Social management of F&A and social auditing, ranked as Best Practice Collective bargaining and labour relations, ranked as Best Practice Representation of Executives, ranked as Best Practice    

According to the Décideurs magazine, the Tax Departement of Steering Legal, headed by the partner Jean-François Bette, has distinguished itself in the 4 following areas of practice : Tax audit and assistance in recovery, ranked as Highly Renowned Taxation of transactions, ranked as Highly Renowned Taxation of international groups, ranked as Highly Renowned Taxation of assets, ranked as Quality Practice  

On April 21, Sébastien Fleury, a Steering Legal partner, answers questions asked by landlords and tenants in the midst of a period of confinement in L'Usine nouvelle. Read the 10 questions and answers published in L'Usine nouvelle  

Our firm has been ranked in the 2020 rankings of the magazine Décideurs for our activity in Technology, Internet & Telecommunications, Personal Data Law. The practice is headed by Stéphanie Berland, partner Steering Legal Paris.    

Our Litigation & Arbitration division has been awarded, in 2020 by Décideurs, both in: commercial litigation, in the category of reputed practice international arbitration, in the category  High profile.