Thierry Fossier was born in a family of historian scholars. He studied law at Paris-Assas University and was then appointed judicial judge. He devoted the first half of his career to the protection of families, children and adults in difficulty. He founded the Justice of the Peace Association. He was later appointed to various Courts of Appeal where he settled commercial disputes, first as Counselor and then as Court President. He was appointed President of one of the Paris Court of Appeal’s divisions where he first worked in the bank and stock exchange department before joining the economic regulation department in charge of examining appeals against decisions made by independent administrative authorities. In addition to his judicial activities, Thierry Fossier became a Doctor in private law, teaches history of the law and corporate repressive law, and publishes works relating mainly to the protection of vulnerable adults and to civil law procedure.
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Antitrust litigation entails both civil and criminal procedural principles and tools. Therefore, identifying what rights a third party is entitled to is an intricate task. Meanwhile, undertakings and duly authorized entities should know when and under which conditions they are allowed to weigh (...)
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Competition law developed very independently on both European and national sides. However the French Parliament decided to create a scope of competences dedicated to the judicial power. Judges then have to enrich competition-focused debates with references to civil, commercial, criminal and (...)
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The review of inspections conducted by the French competition authority has been improved by the 13th November 2008 reform. Besides the formal conditions of the written judicial authorization, the new rules require that its substantial content is strengthened. The Court of appeal controls in (...)
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This set of two articles is a follow-up of two studies published in previous issues of Concurrences on competition digital inquiries. The first contribution provides the point of view of the judge in charge of controlling the French Competition Authority decision; the second contribution (...)
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In your opinion, is there a unity of the concept of economic regulation and a unity of the control exercised by the chamber of economic regulation? Are there also important changes in the internal organisation of the chamber of economic regulation? Are there organized exchanges, with a view to (...)
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