► Full reference : M. Lancri, « La réception des alertes par l’avocat » (The Receipt of Whistleblowing Reports by the Lawyer), in M.-A. Frison-Roche and M. Boissavy (eds.), Compliance et droits de la défense. Enquête interne – CJIP – CRPC, 
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► English Summary of this article (made by the Journal of Regulation & Compliance – JoRC) : The author first recalls the entire legislative evolution, both French and European, of the whistleblowing mechanism, which is linked to the investigation process, the rights that flow from it and the technical systems that companies have set up as a result.
The article then highlights the interest for everyone in entrusting to a lawyer the reports received, on the basis of which companies will launch investigations. The author stresses that the procedure for receiving reports must not be limited to a mechanical receipt but must integrate secrecy and anticipate the investigation that will follow, which a lawyer does by nature. The author insists on the fact that the lawyer will increase the guarantees of confidentiality, of the effective handling of the report and of the limitation of the risk of retaliation. More generally, she develops the idea that the lawyer helps to reassure the various persons involved.