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05Dec2024
France: Guilty silence and curiosity at half-mast: cancellation of a transfer of shares for fraudulent concealment.
In one of the first judgments handed down in matters of fraud since the reform of contract law, the Court of Cassation reaffirmed that the seller’s silence on information essential to the assignment excuses the buyer’s error, regardless of his experience or curiosity (Court of Cassation, com., September 18, 2024, No. 23-10.183). Background: An acquirer […]