Publication
16 August 2023

France mulls privilege protections for in-house legal advice

French lawyers said the proposed legislation would give French companies greater protections from evidence-gathering requests sent by foreign regulators.

Related content

Press review
13 March 2026
Press Review – Week of 9 March 2026
This week’s press review covers the conviction of the Rocher Group for failure to comply with its duty of vigilance,...
Press review
6 March 2026
Press Review – Week of 2 March 2026
This week’s press review covers the conclusion of a Judicial Public Interest Agreement (CJIP) between the French National Financial Prosecutor’s...
Press review
27 February 2026
Press Review – Week of 23 February 2026
This week’s press review covers the arbitration proceedings initiated between Togo and Ghana concerning the delimitation of their maritime boundary...
Press review
20 February 2026
Press Review – Week of 16 February 2026
This week’s press review covers the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) praising Monaco’s progress in combating money laundering, the dismissal...
Press review
13 February 2026
Press Review – Week of 9 February 2026
This week’s press review covers the requirement to provide grounds when extending pre-trial detention; the opening by the French National...
Press review
6 February 2026
Press Review – Week of 2 February 2026
This week’s press review covers the prosecution’s submissions in the appeal trial of Marine Le Pen, a Cour de cassation...
Press review
30 January 2026
Press Review – Week of 26 January 2026
This week’s press review covers the opening of the appeal trial of four individuals convicted for their involvement in the...
Press review
23 January 2026
Press Review – Week of 19 January 2026
This week’s press review covers Free’s conviction by the CNIL for serious breaches of the GDPR’s security requirements; the French...
Publication
12 January 2026
Judicial Public Interest Agreement concluded between Surys and the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office
On 8 July 2025, SAS Surys, a French company, entered into a Judicial Public Interest Agreement (CJIP) with the French...
Event
9 January 2026
When assets are frozen: international sanctions and the legal labyrinth
A round-table discussion organised during the AIJA 2026 French-speaking conference in Luxembourg, with Laurent Cloquet, Frances Jenkins, Charles Meteaut and...
1 min
Press review
9 January 2026
Press Review – Week of 5 January 2026
This week’s press review covers the sanctions imposed by the French Financial Markets Authority’s Enforcement Committee against M Capital Partners...
News
12 December 2025
Towards a French Legislative Framework for Internal Investigations
Following on from the report by the Club des juristes, co-authored by Raphaël Gauvain and Stéphane de Navacelle, the French...