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Remedying environmental damage caused by armed conflicts

In this article published in Lexbase, Pauline Dufourq and Clémentine Gaudry analyze the legal mechanisms for protecting the environment during armed conflict, the limitations of international criminal enforcement, and prospects for future developments.

Robert Badinter prize final

Eight candidates and a demanding challenge: to draft eight bills that remain true to the legacy of the man who made the law an instrument in the service of human dignity and freedoms.

Right to a fair trial - Dismissal of the entire case and acquittal of the defendant company

The law firm Soulez Larivière Avocats secured the acquittal of a corporation that had been prosecuted for employing an individual engaged in undeclared work, following the Criminal Court’s dismissal of the entire case.

Presentation at the institute for criminal defense: “Invoking the exercise of a fundamental right”

Aurélia Grignon spoke at the Institut de Défense Pénale training session on fundamental freedoms, presenting the jurisprudential revolution in proportionality review and the opportunities it offers to the criminal defense bar.

2026 Leaders League Decision-Makers Ranking

Soulez Larivière Avocats recognised in the Décideurs Leaders League 2026 rankings Soulez Larivière Avocats is delighted to announce that it has been recognised in the Décideurs Leaders League 2026 rankings, having received six accolades covering the full range of its practice areas: Corporate criminal law — Excellent Employment criminal law —...

Case dismissed in the “Dropped” case

More than 11 years after the accident that occurred near Villa Castelli on March 9, 2015, in the Argentine province of La Rioja, during the filming of the show *Dropped*, the case against our client—the former CEO of the production company that was sued—was dismissed.

Participation in the CAVEAT symposium on the Lafarge case

Aurélia Grignon spoke at the roundtable discussion on the role of the civil party in criminal trials during the first symposium organized by CAVEAT on the Lafarge case, described as a “testing ground for issues in criminal justice” related to terrorism.