{"id":8608,"date":"2020-06-09T11:47:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herald-avocats.com\/?p=8608"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:51:42","slug":"webinar-significant-imbalance-in-it-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herald-avocats.com\/en\/webinar-significant-imbalance-in-it-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar : Significant Imbalance in IT Contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt; color: #808080;\">Significant Imbalance in IT Contracts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"90\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"90\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\">June 9th, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:e3573165-e352-4f56-9199-109fce05f700-11\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-24\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a004208a-d799-4b77-80a5-f66b64c2daa7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #808080;\"><strong>The pursuit of balance in commercial contracts is becoming increasingly important. Recent reforms in contract law and the Egalim ordinances are clear evidence of this trend.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #808080;\">On September 2, 2019, the Paris Commercial Court ruled that around ten clauses in Amazon\u2019s contracts created a significant imbalance, and ordered the company to pay a \u20ac4 million fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #808080;\">Termination clauses, contract modification clauses, warranties, and liability exclusions\u2014all were found to create a significant imbalance to the detriment of its business partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #808080;\"><strong>Tuesday, June 30, 2020<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #808080;\"><strong>9:00 a.m. \u2013 11:00 a.m.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #808080;\">What constitutes an unbalanced contract under Article 1171 of the French Civil Code and Article L.442-1 of the French Commercial Code?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #808080;\">How should the impact of these provisions be assessed during IT contract negotiations?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #808080;\">What are the consequences of a significant imbalance in the event of litigation?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif; color: #808080;\">How can damages be assessed or claims anticipated and mitigated?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A discussion on the concept of significant imbalance in IT contracts, its legal framework, and its practical implications in negotiation and litigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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