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