The mere reference in a commercial contract to an arbitration center cannot challenge the purely optional nature of an arbitration clause inserted in the General Conditions. Cour de cassation, Civil Chamber 1, 12 June 2013, Appeal number 12-22656 Company A replaced turbo generators in a factory. The Company B installed these generators. Malfunctions occured due …

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