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French Court of Appeal remands case against Total over alleged failure to respect Duty of Vigilance law in Uganda to commercial court Total Uganda case in France: the Court of Appeal of Versailles remands the case to the commercial court , 10 Dec 2020
The judges ruled in favour of Total, confirming the judgment of the first instance court which considered that this dispute fell within the jurisdiction of the commercial court. Civil society organizations (CSOs) believe that this decision is contrary to the spirit of this law and harmful to its implementation.