Commercial court: a woman at the presidency

The arrival of Arlette Armaroli at the presidency is an event for the reopening of Cannes' commercial court. It is the first time in the department that a woman takes the presidency of a commercial court. Arlette Armaroli, former president of Women company managers, replaces Jean Boulay for this position (who occupied it for eight years). The judicial reopening took place in an atmosphere full of doubts. The project of a national reform brought doubts, as everywhere in France, but in Cannes, there was one more, which came from a project of merger of Cannes and Antibes' commercial courts in Grasse. The year 2000 should be decisive concerning this point…