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Did an attorney create fake companies to avoid bankruptcy?

Court
Cour de cassation
Decided
Sep 9, 2026
Citation
25-13.667
Judges
M. Vigneau (président)

AI breakdown

  • The dispute is about whether the lawyer's companies were created to shield him from personal debts.
  • The Cour de cassation decided that Juricar was fictive and must be included in the lawyer's liquidation.
  • The decision hinged on the lack of true business activity and overlap with personal debts.

Outcome

Cassation partielle

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