By Yasmine EDDAM
13 April 2025
You're convinced that a competitor is using unfair methods to harm you. Your intuition tells you that something is wrong, that the competition is no longer on a level playing field. But there is often a big gap between the intimate conviction that you are a victim and the ability to prove it in court. Winning an action for unfair competition is not based on feelings, but on tangible evidence. As we have seen, the basis of this action is article 1240 of the Civil Code, which requires three cumulative conditions to be met: fault, damage and a causal link between the two. For an in-depth understanding of these fundamental principles of unfair competition and its legal basis, you can consult our dedicated article. Forget one of these conditions, and your action will fail, even if your competitor's behaviour seems profoundly unfair to you. How do you precisely define...
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