Website publisher

The website canis-avocats.com is published by:

  • Company name: CANIS LE VAILLANT AVOCATS
  • Legal form: professional partnership of lawyers (Société civile professionnelle – SCP)
  • Share capital: €120,000
  • Registered office: 125 avenue des Champs Élysées, 75008 Paris
  • Trade and Companies Register (RCS): Paris 494 971 732
  • SIRET: 494 971 732 00024
  • EU VAT number: FR20 494 971 732
  • Telephone: +33 (0)1 47 27 39 14
  • Email: contact@canis-avocats.com

Publication director

  • Maître Xavier Canis, Partner and co-manager of SCP CANIS LE VAILLANT AVOCATS
  • Contact: contact@canis-avocats.com

Hosting provider

  • Webflow, Inc.
  • 398 11th Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, United States
  • Website: webflow.com

Design and development

  • OURAMA
  • 36 Passage du Caire, 75002 Paris

Information relating to the legal profession

Bar membership

  • The partners of SCP CANIS LE VAILLANT AVOCATS are lawyers registered with the Paris Bar.

Professional rules

The legal profession is regulated by the following texts, which may be consulted on the website of the Conseil national des barreaux (French National Bar Council, cnb.avocat.fr) and on that of the Paris Bar (avocatparis.org):

  • Law No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions
  • Decree No. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991 organising the legal profession
  • Decree No. 2023-552 of 30 June 2023 establishing the code of professional conduct for lawyers
  • National internal rules of the legal profession (Règlement intérieur national – RIN)
  • Internal rules of the Paris Bar (Règlement intérieur du Barreau de Paris – RIBP)

Professional secrecy

  • Lawyers are bound by professional secrecy in accordance with Article 66-5 of the Law of 31 December 1971.
  • This secrecy covers, in particular, legal opinions, correspondence exchanged with clients and meeting notes.

Professional indemnity insurance

  • In accordance with Article 27 of the Law of 31 December 1971 and Article 205 of the Decree of 27 November 1991, the firm’s lawyers are covered by professional indemnity insurance taken out through the Paris Bar.

Consumer mediation

  • In accordance with Articles L.612-1 et seq. of the French Consumer Code, clients who are consumers may refer any dispute concerning fees or the performance of an engagement, free of charge, to the Consumer Mediator for the legal profession (Médiateur de la consommation de la profession d’avocat).
  • Address: Médiateur de la consommation de la profession d'avocat, 180 boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris
  • Website: mediateur-consommation-avocat.fr
  • The client must first have attempted to resolve the dispute directly with the firm, in writing.

Intellectual property

  • All elements of the website (texts, logos, images, graphics, structure, layout) are the exclusive property of SCP CANIS LE VAILLANT AVOCATS or its partners, unless otherwise stated.
  • Any reproduction, representation, adaptation or distribution, in whole or in part, without prior written authorisation is prohibited and constitutes infringement within the meaning of Articles L.335-2 et seq. of the French Intellectual Property Code.

Limitation of liability

  • The information published on this website is provided for general information purposes only. It does not constitute a legal opinion or personalised advice.
  • Browsing the website or sending a message via the contact form does not create a lawyer–client relationship. Such a relationship arises only once the firm has expressly accepted the matter and a fee agreement has been signed.
  • The firm endeavours to keep the information accurate and up to date, but cannot guarantee that it is free from errors or omissions, nor that it is suited to any particular situation.
  • The firm cannot be held liable for interruptions to the website, technical difficulties or damage resulting from external intrusion.

Hyperlinks

  • The website may contain links to third-party websites. The firm has no control over their content and accepts no liability in respect of them.
  • Creating a link to the website canis-avocats.com requires the firm’s prior consent, which should be requested by email.

Personal data and cookies

  • The processing of personal data and the use of cookies are described in detail in the website’s privacy policy.

Governing law and jurisdiction

  • This legal notice is governed by French law.
  • Any dispute relating to the use of the website falls within the jurisdiction of the French courts, subject to the mandatory rules applicable to consumers.