@ sealink
I had the same case and went in court (in France) against Emirates and I won !
I made a thread (here on FLYERTALK), about the downgrading and unfair refund proposal of Emirates, some days ago.
The whole " story " (including French court decision) is here (in French and English) :
http://emirates.over-blog.com/2017/0...-emirates.html
Good evening and good luck !