Everyday Law · Cour de cassation
Sep 9, 2026
AI illustrationDid a lawyer create fake companies to dodge bankruptcy?
Your callDid the lawyer create a fake company to dodge bankruptcy?
TL;DR
- 1A lawyer created two companies while he was facing over a million euros in debt due to his failing practice.
- 2A court determined he used these companies to hide his financial problems and keep working as a lawyer despite being in liquidation.
- 3The called one company fake and included it in his bankruptcy case, but the lawyer is appealing this decision.



