Originally from Dispute Resolution Journal

France has adopted a very progressive new arbitration law. Not only does it codify 30 years of favorable case law on arbitration, it is a major modernization of the law.

2011 is a momentous year for international arbitration in France. Thirty years after the two decrees of 1980 and 1981, on Jan. 13, 2011, the French Govern ment adopted a new decree (Décret 2011-48), codified as Articles 1442 to 1527 of the French Code of Civil Procedure. The new law constitutes a major modernization of French arbitration law, consistent with its highly favorable case law on arbitration.