Curtains for the French Blocking Statute?

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From Competition Bulletin: Curtains for the French Blocking Statute?


“Never the most celebrated actor on the stage of English litigation, the French Blocking Statute nonetheless has its fans, particularly among competition lawyers.  The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Secretary of State for Health v Servier Laboratories [2013] EWCA Civ 1234, however, may prove the Statute’s final curtain call in this jurisdiction. […]”

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OSCOLA

Kevin Coates, 'Curtains for the French Blocking Statute?' (21st Century Competition, 5 November 2013) <https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2013/11/curtains-for-the-french-blocking-statute/> accessed 5 April 2026.

Chicago

Kevin Coates. "Curtains for the French Blocking Statute?." 21st Century Competition, 5 November 2013. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2013/11/curtains-for-the-french-blocking-statute/.

BibTeX

@misc{kevin-coates2013, author = {Kevin Coates}, title = {{Curtains for the French Blocking Statute?}}, year = {2013}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2013/11/curtains-for-the-french-blocking-statute/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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