27 April 2020
Competition Law strengthening the failure of the new publishers’ rights: is it fair?
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/competition-law-strengthening-the-failure-of-the-new

In October 2019 France became the first EU country to implement and apply article 15 of the DSM Directive. If the goal of article 15 was to make “the licensing and enforcement of rights in press publications” less ...

16 November 2020
The FCA rejects Sony’s commitments in an abuse of dominance case
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/the-fca-rejects-sonys-commitments-in-an-abuse-of-dominance-case

2020 proves to be a busy year for the French Competition Authority (FCA) as far as tech giants are concerned. After Google and Apple, it's now Sony's turn to be under the FCA’s spotlight. While the Japanese company is ...

11 July 2017
France is “stepping up its game” with the adoption of new esports regulatory rules
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/france/france-is-stepping-up-its-game-with-adoption-of-esports-regulatory-rules

By two decrees adopted on 9 May 2017, France is materializing its regulatory framework applicable to eSports competitions and eSports labor contracts.

02 July 2020
France passes a new legal framework for hosting providers
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/france/france-passes-a-new-legal-framework-for-hosting-providers

Djazia Tiourtite and Myriam Douillet report on a new legal framework for hosting providers, aimed at countering online hate speech, as the French parliament passes its first law which is unrelated to the COVID-19 ...

14 June 2016
New French Digital Republic Bill to officially recognise esports
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2016/uk/new-french-digital-republic-bill-to-officially-recognise-esports

France’s new Law for a Digital Republic (more commonly known as the “Digital Republic Bill”), which is currently being discussed by the French parliament, includes an article permitting the French minister of sports to ...

21 March 2019
France & Employment Law: News Alert - March 2019
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/france/france-and-employment-law-news-alert-march-2019

France has increased training obligations for companies, including the obligation to hold an individual professional meeting with each employee to discuss their career evolution every two years, with sanctions for ...

20 March 2018
Mechanical doping: French amateur cyclist receives five year ban and a criminal conviction for fraud
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/france/mechanical-doping-french-amateur-cyclist-receives-five-year-ban-and-a-criminal-conviction-for-fraud

Following our recent article last month, Chris Lavey provides the latest update on mechanical doping.

19 March 2018
Mobile money on the rise in Uemoa
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/france/developpement-rapide-de-la-mobile-money-en-uemoa

Financial inclusion in the West African Monetary and Economic Union (in French “UEMOA”) is a major concern for its member states. Although the proportion of households with a bank account remains low in the region (15,7 ...

02 November 2017
Heightened antitrust/competition law risk for sport governing bodies facing new market entrants
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2017/global/heightened-antitrust-competition-law-risk-for-sport-governing-bodies-facing-new-market-entrants

In recent years, the European Commission (EC) and National Competition Authorities (NCA) have shown increased appetite to investigate sport governing bodies in relation to rules that restrict competition from new market ...

10 February 2020
Bird & Bird retains top ranking in the 2020 Who's Who Legal's analysis of Data
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-retains-top-ranking-in-the-2020-who's-who-legal's-analysis-of-data

Bird & Bird has retained the top ranking in Who's Who Legal's annual analysis of Data recognising the leading lawyers in the areas of data privacy and protection, data security, information technology and telecoms and ...