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From members and country experts all around the world
FINLAND: An interesting case-law on a cooperation agreement.
FINLAND, 16 July 2018
The Finnish Supreme Court ruled on 3 May 2018 (KKO 2018:37) on the formation and termination of a long-term cooperation agreement by referring to the provisions of the Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) which might give an extensive protection in the case of termination.
ITALY: The know-how in the franchising agreements.
ITALY, 16 July 2018
The case concerned the correct qualification of a commercial relationship between two enterprises (Canzian and Dersuit Caffe) as a franchising agreement or as a rental of a business branch and the subsequent role of the know-how’s transfer.
INDIA: Impact of recent ruling provides precedent for taxation on liquidated damages.
INDIA, 16 July 2018
Following up on our earlier report detailing the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (“ GST ”) in India and the importance of distributors working with entities in India to acknowledge the said changes by amending the present agreements and pricing of products, there has been another specific development which should alert entities engaged in distribution in India to reevaluate liquidated...
FRANCE: Effects in France of the EUCJ Judgment of April 19, 2018, concerning trial periods in on commercial agent agreements.
FRANCE, 20 June 2018
Trial period provisions in commercial agent agreements were subject to variations over the last 20 years in France.