The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into effect on May 25th, 2018. The Regulation will supersede the Directive 95/46/EC. It aims to unify the EU data protection legislations and strengthen EU’s data protection to meet the new privacy challenges brought by the development of digital technologies. GDPR will have significant impact on …
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Focus on the territorial competence of attorneys
The “postulation” is a specific mechanism in France regulating the territorial competence of attorneys. Before the “Tribunal de Grand Instance” (French High Court) representation by an attorney is compulsory. This obligation was made for the parties involved in a court case, given the fact that the Tribunal de Grand Instance (TGI) can decide on mayor …