Flexible law continues to confirm its progress in a positive law in search of decomplexification. This is evidenced by the recent revision of the AFEP-MEDEF code (November 2015) or the iterative recommendations of the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) in terms of corporate governance. Corollary of the Anglo-Saxon influence and the simplifying wave initiated by the legislator, the flagship themes of corporate governance reveal the concerns of a changing world and concern doctrine and practice.
The figure of the "independent director" in particular continues to gain in relief and autonomy as it conditions an effective and efficient application of many principles involved in good governance.
