Admissibility of the direct action against the insurer whereas the action against the insured is not admissible

Comment of a decision rendered on 11 May 2022 by Cour de cassation (French Supreme Court: Cass. 3rd civ., 11 May 2022, n° 21-12478: RGDA, Sept. 2022, n° 200×1, p. 10)

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Romain Schulz
Lawyer at the Paris Bar LLD
HMN Partners
Paris, France

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