En matière d’arbitrage international, le juge d’appui de la procédure arbitrale est le président du tribunal de grande instance de Paris lorsque l’une des parties est exposée à un risque de déni de justice. Le juge d’appui n’est pas investi d’une compétence générale pour trancher tous les litiges survenant au cours de la procédure d’arbitrage. …
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Sudden termination of a supplier / distributor relationship : tort or contractual ?
The Court of cassation applying the CJEU case law ruled that "an action for damages founded on an abrupt termination of a long-standing business relationship is not a matter relating to tort, delict or quasi-delict within the meaning regulation 44/2001 if a tacit contractual relationship existed between parties." (Cour de cassation, Commercial chamber, September 20, 2017 …
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Sudden termination of commercial relations: A pragmatic approach from French Courts
A distributor who was able to continue working normally during a reasonable notice delay with its remaining stock cannot claim indemnities for a wrongful or brutal termination. A decision of March 1, 2017 from the French Civil and commercial supreme Court highlights the pragmatic approach of French judges when ruling on a claim for indemnities …
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Notification for a non-renewal of a commercial agency contract by an agent and his right for compensation
A commercial agent who refused to conclude a new contract when it ended did not take the initiative to terminate the contract. The commercial agent is therefore entitled to receive compensation.
Challenging the constitution of an arbitral tribunal in an application for annulment
The application for annulment of an arbitral award must not constitute a second way to challenge the constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal by a party who has belatedly challenged an arbitrator (Cour de cassation, 1st Civil chamber, 15 June 2017, no. 16-17108). A telecommunications company and an African state were joint shareholders of a …
La contestation de la constitution d’un tribunal arbitral lors du recours en annulation.
La procédure en annulation d’une sentence arbitrale ne doit pas constituer une nouvelle façon de contester la constitution du Tribunal arbitral pour une partie qui aurait tardivement demandé la récusation d’un arbitre (C. cass. 1ère Civ. 15 juin 2017 pourvoi n°16-17108). Lire l'article complet publié sur village de la Justice
Loi applicable au cautionnement
La Cour de cassation détermine la loi applicable à un cautionnement donné sur un prêt conclu en Italie par une personne située en France et sur la nécessité d’appliquer les règles françaises relatives aux mentions manuscrites (Cour de cassation 1ère Chambre civile, 1- septembre 2015, n°14-10373). Une banque dont le siège est en Italie consent …
Commercial law: Application of the disclaimer of liability for international air transport
The Supreme Court requires that the conditions laid down in Article 19 of the Montreal Convention of 28 May 1999 for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air should be strictly be characterized.
The sudden termination of established commercial relations can be used by a third party to claim damages
The Court of cassation ruled in a decision rendered on the 6th of September 2011 that a third party could use the sudden termination of a commercial relation to claim indemnities if this termination also caused a prejudice to this third party. Cour de cassation, 6 septembre 2011, Chambre commerciale, pourvoi n°10-11975 An import-export company …
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