Conciliation

The average time taken to process a dispute before the French courts was 14 months (including appeals) in 2020. Whether it is judicial or amicable, conciliation appears to be an alternative method of settling disputes which has the advantage of being economical and rapid, and which allows a satisfactory solution to be found for each party involved.

Very regularly, at the request of judges or after agreement of the parties, Cabinet FÉRAL assists its clients in negotiations which lead to the conclusion of transactional agreements.

Well versed in negotiation techniques, our lawyers do their utmost to find the most satisfactory solution possible. Our clients particularly appreciate this type of solution, since in a few weeks to a few months maximum, a way out of the dispute is found on terms that are satisfactory to each party.
1. Assisting a company specialising in the distribution of consumer goods in an infringement dispute with one of its competitors and in reaching an out-of-court settlement;

2. Assisting a company specialising in transport in a patent infringement dispute initiated by one of its suppliers;

3. Assistance to a foreign company accused of infringement in the clothing and textile sector;

4. Assistance to an IT service provider in a dispute with one of its clients and a subcontractor following the loss of data hosted on its servers;

5. Assisting a major French designer and a company distributing his works in an infringement dispute against a company using goods infringing one of his creations, and in the conclusion of a tripartite agreement;

6. Assistance to a company, specialised in fashion design, during a conciliation in the context of a dispute before the commercial courts regarding the partial breach of established commercial relations.