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FranceCivil
Did a lawyer create fake companies to dodge bankruptcy?
- Court
- Cour de cassation
- Decided
- Sep 9, 2026
- Citation
- 25-13.666
- Judges
- M. Vigneau (président)
AI breakdown
- A lawyer set up companies to continue his law practice despite financial issues and was accused of creating fake businesses.
- The court found one company was fictitious, created to hide the lawyer's financial troubles.
- The ruling extended his bankruptcy to include this company, teaching a lesson on honesty in business.
Outcome
Cassation partielle
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