Commercial agency: The French Supreme Court confirms the solution of the lower courts that the claims for termination indemnity are still based on the contract (La Viuda / Axiom)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Commercial agency: international jurisdiction to hear action for payment of termination indemnity* In a dispute between a Spanish principal and a commercial agent who was distributing its products on an exclusive basis on French territory, the Commercial Chamber had to assess whether the trial judges had correctly implemented Article 5.1 of Regulation 44/2001, applicable to the facts of the case. Following the termination of the agency contracts by the principal, the agent had sued him before a French court for payment of commissions and compensation for termination of the contract. However, the principal argued that the French