The holding company and the dispute of the franchise: admissibility of the action and alleged liability of the franchisor. By Philippe Bessis, Avocat.

The judgment delivered on 30 January 2025 by the Cour d'Appel de Douai (Chambre 2 Section 2, RG 22/03378) provides a relevant illustration of the legal issues relating to the admissibility of an action for liability brought by a holding company, third party to the franchise contract in question. In the present case, it was a question of determining whether such a company, although foreign to the initial contractual relationship, could validly re…