Commercial litigation

Breach of contract, third-party liability simplified by the Cour de Cassation

person Laura Ngoune
calendar_today May 9, 2020

Published on IBA Litigation Newsletter, May 2020

There was long standing legal uncertainty regarding the possibility for third parties to a contract to claim tortious liability for breach of contract.

In a 2020 ruling, the plenary session of the Court of Cassation laid the groundwork for the admissibility of tort claims brought by third parties against a party to a contract, in the event that such breach causes them damage.