Commercial litigation

Monetary Claims and ADR under French Law: When must you try out-of-court settlement before issuing a claim ?

person Laura Ngoune
calendar_today December 9, 2020

Published on IBA Young Lawyer Committee, December 2020

Since 1st January 2020, any legal action relating to a claim for payment of up to €5,000 must be preceded by an attempt at mediation, the conditions for which have been set by the legislator, failing which the claim will be deemed inadmissible.

In this article, we outline the details of this obligation.