Legal pressure is being piled in both France and Switzerland on wealth manager Eric Freymond, who is accused by his former client, the Hermès heir Nicolas Puech, of misappropriating six million Hermès shares from him.
The 38-year-old Harvard-educated nephew of Chanel's two executive shareholders has been given increasing responsibility in the vehicles managing the family estate.
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Riding on the success of its first pastry shop on the hotel's premises, the Ritz is about to open a second outlet in Paris, with an international launch on the horizon. This rapid expansion, part of a broader diversification strategy, is causing a number of problems internally.
Chaumet, which, like many LVMH brands has a foothold in the Middle East through its Emirati distributor Chalhoub Group, holds an option to regain control of its distribution channels in 2036.
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The Roman jeweller Bulgari, which has been bought by LVMH, is in court proceedings with APM Monaco, which it accuses of counterfeiting and whose social media accounts it has had suspended. The small Monégasque brand considers Bulgari's methods abusive and unfair.
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The Parisian jeweller, controlled by the Mirabaud Patrimoine Vivant fund, is sinking deeper into debt with a range of suppliers. One of its jewellery manufacturers in Lebanon is now seeking more than €1m through the French courts.
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Steve Madden has made a name for himself in the United States by selling imitations of luxury leather goods made by the company that bears his name. He is preparing to expand in the European market.
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Model agencies and unions have alerted the Direction Générale du Travail to the prevalence of illegal work on photo shoots and catwalk shows.
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The hotel giant Accor, which owns 15 of Paris's most exclusive clubs, including the Raspoutine, Chez Castel and Jardins de Bagatelle, is preparing to remove them from its balance sheet.
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Remanded in custody on the evening of 2 April over his management of the now shuttered Go Sport brand, the French businessman is in parallel fighting to retain control of Financière Immobilière Bordelaise, which manages his luxury hotels and is currently in receivership.
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The National Assembly has just greenlit an amendment lowering the cash payment threshold for non-French residents to €1,000, depriving luxury groups of a major source of revenue.
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