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We have a team specialising in International Private Law, particularly given the effects of the new Code of International Private Law instated by Law no. 1.448 of 28 June 2017 that came into effect on 7 July 2017, which was co-drafted by Géraldine Gazo, one of our Partners.

We provide advisory and litigation services for any civil dispute involving private individuals and an element of foreign law (jurisdiction, governing law or conflict of laws).

Our areas of expertise include:

  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and public documents
  • Marriage contracts and matrimonial property settlements
  • Divorce and legal separation
  • Filiation and child support
  • Estate and inheritance planning
  • Representation and support for trustees in civil and criminal courts

Most of our associates were trained abroad, and today we offer our clients solid language skills in nine different languages (French, English, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Arabic).

We have also developed our own international network of specialist firms and counsels, with whom we regularly work on cross-border cases, usually involving parallel proceedings in several different jurisdictions.


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14/03/2024
Towards the admissibility of unfair evidence in civil matters?
The plenary session of the French Court of Cassation recently handed down an important decision on the admissibility of unfair evidence in civil cases1. In a reversal of its case law, the Court judged...
11/03/2024
Monaco: the Anglo-Saxon style marriage contract
Marriage is an act of love, but it is also a legal commitment that can have major consequences in the event of separation. That is why it is essential to draw up a marriage contract, a key tool in wealth...
05/03/2024
Trusts in Monaco - Recent changes in reporting obligations
On 29 February 2024, Law no. 1.5591 amending in particular Law no. 214 of 27 February 1936 revising Law no. 207 of 12 July 1935 on trusts, Arrêté Ministériel no. 2024-1202 and the Ordonnance Souveraine...
26/02/2024
Cohabitation under Monegasque law
Definition Cohabitation is a de facto union, characterised by a stable and continuous life together, between two people living as a couple. Although it is a form of free union, cohabitation is not protected...
19/02/2024
The will: how to draft it?
Estate planning is often postponed. Indeed, in addition to constraints of time and availability, it is not uncommon for people to be simply reluctant to plan the aspects of their own demise. However...
13/02/2024
The violation of the secrecy of correspondence necessary for the rights...
Article 341 of the Penal Code states peremptorily that the secrecy of correspondence is inviolable. In the following article, it defines violation of the secrecy of correspondence as the fact of becoming...
06/02/2024
Gift of shares of a Monegasque SCI owning a real estate in France: risk...
The Monegasque civil company (SCI) is an excellent asset and wealth management tool, commonly used to facilitate the management and transfer of a real estate property in France. In this respect, the gift...
15/01/2024
Taxation of works of art in Monaco
The Principality of Monaco is renowned for its high level of security for people and property, and is proving to be a very attractive country for high-net-worth individuals looking for security and lenient...
08/01/2024
The legal administration of a minor's assets under judicial supervision...
Under Monegasque law, the legal administration under judicial supervision is a measure for the protection of minors. It is set up in the unfortunate event of the death of one of the parents of a minor...
29/11/2023
To what extent can a gift be considered a customary present?
In the absence of a definition by the Monegasque Courts, the definition of a customary present is given by the neighbouring country's Court of Cassation, which defines them as "gifts made on the occasion...
22/06/2023
The restitution of the fruits of reducible donations
In the Principality of Monaco, following the example of the Latin countries, the mechanism of the hereditary reserve, which represents the share of the inheritance goods and rights which the law ensures...
14/06/2023
The risks of a divorce pronounced against one spouse for exclusive fault
A divorce can be pronounced for fault at the request of one of the spouses under article 197 1° of the Civil Code, when the acts attributed to one of the spouses constitute:A serious or repeated breach...