Ella Gomes
Ella Gomes
Attorney
Phone / +33 1 48 78 76 78
Languages / French, English

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Analysis
26 February 2024
A flexible approach of the principle of loyalty regarding the evidence in civil matters –...
The decision of 22 December 2023 recognizes the admissibility of evidence obtained or produced in an illicit or unfair manner...
Analysis
22 February 2024
New clarifications on the repression of tax fraud offences and tax fraud laundering by the...
On 13 December 2023, the Cour de cassation first ruled on the concept of non bis in idem, rejecting the...
Analysis
20 February 2024
A French dairy group suspected of tax fraud
Since 2018, Lactalis has been suspected of committing tax fraud and laundering the proceeds of such fraud via schemes involving...
Analysis
UBS
17 November 2023
Saga UBS: second reassessment of the UBS’s historic financial penalty
On November 15, 2023, as part of the UBS saga that began on 20 February 2019, the judges on the...
News
5 October 2023
Fillon saga: Procedural victory before the French Constitutional Council for the former prime minister in...
In response to an application for a priority preliminary ruling on the issue of constitutionality (“question prioritaire de constitutionnalité”), the...
Analysis
3 October 2023
Procedural framework for automatic denunciations by French tax authorities
On September 13, 2023, the judges on the Quai de l'Horloge strictly applied article L.228 I of the French Tax...
Analysis
18 September 2023
French Supreme Court (Court de Cassation) recognizes the universal jurisdiction of the French judicial courts...
In two rulings handed down on May 12, 2023, the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) clarifies the conditions under...
Publication
Judicial public interest agreements (CJIP)
13 July 2023
[Infography] Focus on Judicial public interest agreements (CJIP)
Since its creation by the Sapin II law of 9 December 2016, the Judicial Public Interest Agreement (“Convention Judiciaire d’Intérêt...
Analysis
13 July 2023
Airbus signs a second CJIP for corruption
Le PNF et laThe PNF and Airbus entered into a new CJIP on November 30, 2022 for acts of bribery...
Analysis
13 July 2023
Clarification of the ne bis in idem principle under European Union law with regard to...
On 22 March 2023, the criminal division of the French Court of Cassation has issued a ruling by which it...
Analysis
21 November 2022
Judicial Agreement of Public Interest for aggravated tax fraud laundering and illegal canvassing
Credit Suisse escapes prosecution and agrees to pay a public interest fine of 123,000,000 euros under the 13th deferred prosecution...
Analysis
Homologation of a CRPC in the absence of a misuse of powers by the judge
14 July 2022
Homologation of a guilty-plea procedure: no appeal is possible against a decision of denied in...
The criminal division of the Court of Cassation has stated that a judge’s refusal to approve a second sentence proposed...