French court ruling may expose firms to large liability

A new court ruling may expose law firms with offices in France to millions of dollars in liability. Allen & Overy was ordered to pay redundancy benefits to a former associate after the Court rejected the firm’s argument that he was self-employed and ruled that he was a full-time employee. Other major firms are now facing similar actions, including Hogan Lovells, Herbert Smith and Baker & McKenzie along with large French firms like Taj and Lefevre Pelletier.

French court ruling may expose firms to large liability rollonfriday.com Thu, Aug 12, 2010