- We defended the interests of an energy/nuclear group in connection with summary proceedings under article 145 of the French Code of Civil Procedure (French discovery proceedings), which were followed by an action on the merits initiated against it by an NGO seeking to hold it liable for an alleged violation of the prohibition against storing nuclear waste from the Netherlands in France, and obtained a favourable decision.
- We defended the interests of an energy/nuclear group in connection with emergency proceedings filed to ensure the peaceful importation and conversion in France of military nuclear fuel from the United States despite the physical opposition of several members of French and international NGOs headquartered in Paris, Lyon and Amsterdam, and obtained favourable summary decisions in several French courts.
- We defended the interests of an energy/nuclear group in connection with summary proceedings under article 145 of the French Code of Civil Procedure (French discovery proceedings), which were followed by an action on the merits initiated against it by an NGO seeking to hold it liable for an alleged violation of the prohibition against storing nuclear waste from Germany in France, and obtained a favorable decision.
- We defended the interests of a nuclear energy company in connection with summary proceedings initiated by an environmental protection association requesting the suspension of authorisations to discharge liquids granted to one of its establishments, and obtained a favourable decision.
- We defended the interests of an energy/nuclear group in connection with summary proceedings initiated by an NGO requesting the prohibition of the importation into France of spent fuel from Germany for treatment and recycling, and had the action dismissed on the grounds that the NGO lacked standing because it did not have the required authorisations.
- We defended the interests of an energy/nuclear group in connection with proceedings on the merits initiated by an NGO requesting the prohibition of the importation into France of spent fuel from Germany for treatment and recycling, and obtained a decision rejecting all claims of the NGO.
Environmental civil disputes
Our lawyers defend energy and nuclear groups in all environmental civil disputes, including summary proceedings requesting the compelled production of documents, the protection of regulated activities and environmental liability.