Lesson 1Contractual clauses relevant to disputes: limitation of liability, warranty, payment schedule, termination, an dispute resolution clausesDis section review key contractual clauses affectin disputes in service agreements, includin limitation of liability, warranties, payment schedules, termination, an dispute resolution, an highlight draftin pitfalls an enforceability limits.
Limitation and exclusion of liability clausesService warranties and conformity guaranteesPayment schedules, milestones, and late feesTermination clauses and notice proceduresJurisdiction, arbitration, and mediation clausesLesson 2Interpretation an terms: express clauses, implied obligations, contractual purpose, an performance timelinesDis section cover interpretation of contracts under French law, focusin on express clauses, implied obligations, contractual purpose, an performance timelines, an show how courts resolve ambiguity in service agreements.
Literal vs purposive interpretation methodsImplied obligations of cooperation and loyaltyDetermining contractual purpose in servicesTime of performance and reasonable deadlinesHandling ambiguous or conflicting clausesLesson 3Remedies for breach under de Civil Code: specific performance, price reduction (réduction du prix), termination, an damagesDis section detail Civil Code remedies for breach, includin specific performance, price reduction, termination, an damages, an explain how parties choose, combine, or sequence dese remedies in service agreement disputes.
Conditions for specific performance in servicesPrice reduction (réduction du prix) mechanicsTermination for breach and formal noticeCumulative or alternative use of remediesJudicial control and contractual limitationsLesson 4Non‑performance an breach: types of breach (delay, defective performance), anticipatory breach, partial performanceDis section explain non-performance under French law, distinguishin delay, defective performance, an partial performance, an introduce anticipatory breach, its conditions, an its impact on available contractual remedies.
Simple delay and mise en demeure requirementsDefective performance and non-conformity analysisPartial performance and divisible obligationsAnticipatory breach and serious future defaultImpact of breach type on available remediesLesson 5Sources an hierarchy of French law: Code civil, jurisprudence, doctrine, Legifrance navigationDis section introduce de main sources of French contract law, explain de hierarchy between Code civil, case law, an doctrine, an provide practical guidance on usin Legifrance to locate an read up-to-date legal materials.
Role and structure of the Code civilPrecedent value of jurisprudence in practiceUse of doctrine and soft law materialsPublic policy rules and contractual freedomNavigating Legifrance for contract researchLesson 6Obligations of de service provider an client: diligence, information, conformity, an resultant obligationsDis section analyze de respective obligations of service providers an clients, includin duties of diligence, information, conformity, an result, an explain how dese duties shape liability an project management.
Obligation of means vs obligation of resultDuty to inform, advise, and warn the clientClient cooperation and content provisionConformity of services to agreed specificationsAllocation of risk and shared responsibilitiesLesson 7Calculation of damages: principles (loss causation, foreseeability, mitigation), compensatory vs. penal clauses, liquidated damagesDis section explain how damages are calculated in French contract law, addressin causation, foreseeability, mitigation, an de distinction between compensatory damages, penalty clauses, an liquidated damages in service contracts.
Causation and proof of contractual lossForeseeability and limitation of recoverable lossDuty to mitigate and client cooperationPenalty and liquidated damages clausesLoss of chance and loss of profit claimsLesson 8Application of general rules to digital an web development services: performance standards, acceptance testin, an professional obligations of a freelance developerDis section apply general contract rules to digital an web development services, coverin performance standards, acceptance testin, deliverables, an de professional obligations an liability exposure of freelance developers.
Defining scope, deliverables, and milestonesIndustry standards and best-effort obligationsAcceptance testing, bugs, and correction periodsChange requests, agile methods, and variationsFreelancer professional liability and insuranceLesson 9Formation of contracts under French law: offer, acceptance, consent, capacity, an written requirementsDis section present de rules on contract formation under French law, includin offer, acceptance, consent defects, capacity, an written form, wid examples tailored to service an freelance development agreements.
Valid offer and withdrawal conditionsAcceptance, silence, and electronic consentCapacity of companies and individualsVitiated consent: error, fraud, duressWritten form, e-signatures, and evidence
