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Upcoming hearing : Post-Brexit Application by French Courts of a Rule of British Law Implementing an EU Directive
Friday 9 October 2026 - 9H30 - Plenary Assembly - Appeal n° 21-21.615...
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Conference of the Institut Robert Badinter: Rethinking the Legitimacy of Justice in Europe
On 11 September, the Cour de cassation hosted the closing conference of the Institut Robert Badinter ‘Justice and Democracy’ seri...
Europe
European Law Institute (ELI) annual conference: Speech by First President Christophe Soulard at the Sorbonne
On 2 September 2026, at the opening of the second day of the annual conference of the European Law Institute (ELI) held in the Grand Amphitheatre a...
Europe
30 years after the Brasserie du Pêcheur ruling, where do we stand with regard to the place and role of the national judge in the European system of jurisdictions?
On Thursday 12 March 2026, the Cour de cassation held a colloquium to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Brasserie du Pêcheur ruli...
Europe
The solemn hearing for the 2026 opening of the judicial year of the ECHR
On 30 January 2026, First President Christophe Soulard et Prosecutor-General Rémy Heitz, accompagnied by President Sandrine Zientara-Logeay, Advoca...
Europe
Solemn hearing for the start of the judicial year of the Cour de cassation 2026 Speech by Mr Christophe Soulard
Solemn hearing for the start of the judicial year of the Cour de cassation 2026...
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First President Christophe Soulard appointed as a member of the 255 Committee, the selection panel for EU judges
On the proposal of Mr. Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), Mr....
Europe
International news
The international activities of the Court aim to strengthen the dialogue between judges beyond borders. This allows the Court to promote its case law and working methods, to disseminate the French judiciary’s values but also to learn from other legal systems in order to enrich French law and to reflect on its practices
Annual meeting of liaison judges
On 5 October, the First President of the Cour de Cassation, Mr Christophe Soulard, welcomed the liaison judges, along with Ms Cécile Soria...
Europe
First preparatory meeting for legal roundtables between legal professionals from Chicago and Paris
On June 29, 2026, an initial preparatory meeting was held at the Conseil d’État, bringing together legal professionals from Chicago and Pa...
Etats-Unis
Annual General Meeting of the European Association of Competition Law Judges (AECLJ), Trier and Luxembourg
From June 11 to 13, 2026, the annual conference of the Association of European Competition Law Judges (AECLJ) was held in Trier, at the Academy of...
Luxembourg
Study visit by the Law Commission of England and Wales
As part of its institutional outreach and partnership development in post-Brexit Europe, the Cour de cassation hosted a delegation fr...
Royaume-Uni
Meeting in Cyprus of the Presidents of the Supreme Courts of the European Union
Le premier président Christophe Soulard s’est rendu à Limassol (Chypre) pour le colloque annuel du Réseau des présidents des Cours suprêmes judicia...
Chypre
Symposium of the Franco-British-Irish Judicial Cooperation Committee (FBICC)
The Cour de cassation and the Conseil d’Etat hosted the Franco-British-Irish Committee on Judicial Cooperation (FBICC) from 10 to 12 June 2026 as p...
Irlande
Visit of a delegation of Moroccan judges
On 11 June 2026, the Cour de Cassation received a delegation of Moroccan judges as part of a study visit organized by Mr....
Maroc
Visit of a Panamanian delegation from the Supreme Court of Justice to the Cour de cassation
On 21 May 2026, the Cour de Cassation welcomed a delegation from the Supreme Court of Justice of the Republic of Panama (Órgano Judicial),...
