Well, we've just been through a first round of court proceedings at the Tribunal de Commerce in Saint Tropez. Essentially, this was a hearing to decide whether the other party, who continues to maintain that we are occupying part of the terrace illegally, demand that we take down the awnings and remove all tables & chairs immediately, or pay a daily penalty of 1'000 euros, has a case in the first place. We'll receive the first verdict from the judge there on about 24th May.

Meantime, thank you all again so much for your support. We're nudging on 450 signatures now, which is pretty amazing given that I originally only e-mailed a few friends about it. More to the point, every signature and every comment is an important addition to our case.

The latest news is that Michel Roux has joined the campaign, and allowed us to publicise his support. As you can imagine, we're very touched that he's sticking his neck out on our behalf. A very generous thing from someone of his standing. Anyway, here's his letter (click to enlarge):




Various newspapers and magazines have also been in touch, we'll be posting links to the stories as they appear from a new 'media' page on this website.

Meantime, the battle goes on.