In a decison dated June 24th, 2025 (25-10.397) published in the official bulletin, the French Court of Cassation (Cour de cassation) affirmed that the procedure provided for in Article 145 of the French Code of Civil Procedure cannot be disregarded with regard to working hours concerning the existence or number of hours worked, on the grounds of a specific evidentiary mechanism resulting from the provisions of Article L. 3171-4 of the French Labor Code.
A sales agent for Barnes/Champs de Mars (luxury real estate) sought reclassification of his contract as an employment contract and requested, in summary proceedings, the production of his email account.
The law firm CHHUM AVOCATS is representing the Barnes sales agent before the Paris Court of Appeal. The agent's counsel is Thomas Haas. This ruling was recently commented on in the journal "Liaisons Sociales" on July 3, 2026 (PDF attached).
Frédéric CHHUM avocat et ancien membre du conseil de l’ordre des avocats de Paris (mandat 2019-2021)
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