Service agreement · clause art. 11
“Does this limitation of liability clause hold before the court?”
- Qualification of the obligation at stake
- Cour de cassation case law · essential obligationCass. com. · 22/10/1996 (Chronopost)Cass. com. · 29/06/2010 (Faurecia II)Cass. com. · 13/02/2007 (Faurecia I)
- Confrontation with Art. 1170 of the Civil Code (2016 reform)Légifrance · Art. 1170 C. civ.Légifrance · Ord. 10/02/2016
- Cross-check with courts of appeal · latest positionsCA Paris · 14/03/2024CA Versailles · 06/11/2023
- Analysis complete · 31 sources consulted
Clause art. 11 is exposed to requalification as a clause deemed unwritten. It caps the compensation due for a breach of the provider’s essential obligation, a configuration that the Faurecia II case law, carried into Art. 1170 of the Civil Code, strikes down consistently.