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On 24 June 2026, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)[1]. The text would repeal Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of 11 May 2016 (the “Europol Regulation”), which currently governs the Agency, and replace it with a new legal framework[2].
William Julié, counsel for Carole Ghosn, a US national, spoke to Le Figaro Magazine about INTERPOL’s decision to maintain the red notice issued against her in 2020 at the request of Japan. The notice effectively prevents her from flying to the United States, and forces her to remain in Lebanon,
On 20 October 2026, Sophia Bidine was invited on FRANCE 24’s World View programme to discuss the judicial and administrative response to the riots of 17 October. On the criminal side, she explained that everything first played out under urgency, before the comparution immédiate (fast-track trial) chambers. More than 500
William Julié, Amélie Beauchemin and Elena Moreno co-authored the France chapter of the ICLG Sanctions Laws and Regulations 2027 (Eighth Edition), published by Global Legal Group. The chapter is a Q&A mapping the French sanctions framework as it stands in 2026: the four autonomous national regimes (terrorism, foreign interference, drug
On 13 October 2026, William Julié spoke at the 3rd Annual International Arbitration and Enforcement Forum, organised in London by ThoughtLeaders4, on the panel “Dealing with Sovereign Disputes and State Immunity”. His intervention addressed investment arbitration proceedings brought against EU Member States in connection with EU restrictive measures. Sanctions litigation
William Julié spoke at the 2026 Annual Conference of the International Bar Association in Copenhagen, on the panel “Criminal and rule of law issues that arise from mass migration and the political response to it”. His presentation addressed the legal responses to the abuses suffered by migrants intercepted in the