Sylvain Faurie

On August 27, 2026, the Ministry of Justice announced the creation, in the fall, of a unit dedicated to mediation in cases of international illegal displacement of children. This unit, planned within the Directorate of Civil Affairs and the Seal, is intended to facilitate family guidance and coordination among professionals. Scope: … Read more

Two decisions of the Court of Appeal of Versailles, rendered on September 15 and 17, 2026, illustrate the use of the injunction to meet with a mediator in labor disputes. They recall a fundamental distinction: the judge can impose an information meeting with a mediator, but not the acceptance of mediation by the parties. This mechanism allows … Read more

In force since October 1st, 2026 Decree No. 2026-683 of July 27, 2026 brings several adjustments to the civil procedure, applicable in particular as of October 1st. Among the provisions concerning MARDs: Practical consequence: these provisions strengthen the readability of the procedural framework for judicial mediation and modify certain deadlines … Read more

New appointment — September 2026 The decree of September 16, 2026, published in the Official Journal of September 19, renews the members of the National Mediation Council (CNM) for three years. This renewal comes after the submission, on June 16, 2026, of the final report of the previous Council, containing 75 recommendations. Why is this important: The new … Read more

As of August 11, a company may no longer call a consumer without the consumer’s prior, free, informed, and explicit consent. The main exception applies to an existing contract and a solicitation directly related to it. Consent is time-limited and cannot be tacitly renewed. A contract obtained in violation of these … Read more

Since August 2, Article 50 of the European AI Regulation requires, among other things, that individuals be informed when they interact with certain AI systems, that synthetic content be made detectable, and that deepfakes be flagged in the situations specified in the text. AI-generated content of public interest may also need to be identified when it does not … Read more

On July 20, 2026, the CNIL and the AI and Digital Council published a note dedicated to agentic AI: an AI capable of accessing multiple services, retaining memory, and performing actions on behalf of the user. In the legal sector, this targets, for example, an agent that could: … Read more

The Council of State has adopted a charter for the use of artificial intelligence in the administrative jurisdiction. The principles chosen are clear: The Vice-President of the Council of State has expressly ruled out the idea that an AI could replace the judge: legal reasoning cannot be reduced to a statistical or mathematical construction. Charter of the Council of State, ... Read more

Following the June 2025 report on «AI in the Service of Justice,» the ministry organized the first edition of Choose Vendôme on June 16, 2026. The stated objective is to experiment with French companies on tools designed notably to: At this stage, it is a policy of experimentation and progressive deployment, … Read more

The essentials of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — the AI Act become applicable on August 2, 2026. Systems intended to assist a judicial authority in: are, in principle, classified as high-risk AI systems. Purely administrative or ancillary tools may escape this classification. The main obligations concern risk management, … Read more

The ban on destroying certain unsold consumer products, provided for in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, now applies to large companies. It targets first and foremost the clothing, accessories, and footwear listed in Annex VII. Micro and small enterprises remain excluded; medium-sized enterprises will be affected starting in 2030. Impact: organizing reuse, donation, etc. Read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually establishing itself in all sectors of activity, including the world of justice. Legal research, document analysis, drafting assistance, mediation support, and even guidance for litigants: applications are multiplying. But can AI truly dispense justice? Can it replace a judge, a … Read more

Presentation Judicial open data consists of making the decisions of French courts accessible to the public in digital, free, freely consultable and reusable form, after anonymization of personal data. This policy pursues several objectives: Open data does not concern procedural files or documents produced by the parties. Only the ... Read more

Following the February decree, the courts are progressively implementing coordinating judges for amicable dispute resolution, specifically tasked with: This is one of the most significant structural changes for civil courts.