Break of commercial reationhip: The Paris Court of Appeal holds that the termination of business planned in advance does not affect the enforcement of Art. L. 442-6-I-5° C. Com (Constantin/Galeries Lafayette)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – CA Paris, 25ème ch., sect. B, 28 October 2005, SA Constantin c/ SA Galeries Lafayette In a judgment dated October 28, 2005, the Paris Court of Appeal reversed the judgment of the Paris Commercial Court and ordered Galeries Lafayette (purchaser of Marks & Spencer) to pay Constantin the sum of 150,000 euros as compensation for the loss suffered by Constantin as a result of the sudden termination of their commercial relations. This judgment has the merit of specifying the terms and conditions of the termination of commercial relations in the event of a definitive cessation of activity in the context of the application of Article L 442-6-I-5° of the French