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Mr Abdullah F... v Mr Fayez B... and Al Ajami SAL Beirut (Paris Court of Appeal 07/07454)

  1. 22 March 2007France

    22 March 2007France

    Order of the Case Management Judge of the Paris Tribunal de grande instance dated 22 March 2007

    Paris Tribunal de grande instance, Case Management Judge

    Decision summary
    The case-management judge held that Fayez B... could rely on Article 14 of the French Civil Code and directed that the issue of Al Ajami SAL Beirut's ability to present its case before an impartial tribunal in Saudi Arabia be determined before the court addressed jurisdiction.

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    1 authority · 3 participants
    Monsieur Abdullah AA...
    Monsieur A... B...
    La SOCIETE AL D... SAL BEYROUTH
    Paris Tribunal de grande instance, Case Management Judge

    Authorities cited

    1
    • Article 14 of the French Civil Code (French Civil Code)
      statute

    10 months and 16 days later · 322 days

  2. 7 February 2008France

    7 February 2008France

    Decision of the Paris Court of Appeal in the case 07/07454 dated 7 February 2008

    Paris Court of Appeal, First Chamber - Section C

    Case no.
    07/07454
    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal held the appeal admissible, overturned the 22 March 2007 order, and declared the French state court incompetent because the arbitration clauses in the shareholders' agreement and company statutes were neither manifestly inapplicable nor ineffective. It referred the parties to seek relief elsewhere and ordered Fayez B... and Al Ajami SAL Beirut jointly and severally to pay Abdullah F... €10,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure, together with costs.

    Supporting details

    4 authorities · 15 participants
    Monsieur Abdullah AA...
    Representative
    SCP DUBOSCQ-PELLERIN (For: Monsieur Abdullah AA...)
    Representative
    Maître Nathalie Z... (For: Monsieur Abdullah AA...)
    Representative
    Me SALANS (For: Monsieur Abdullah AA...)
    Monsieur A... B...
    Representative
    SCP NARRAT-PEYTAVI (For: Monsieur A... B...)
    Representative
    Maître Gérard C... (For: Monsieur A... B...)
    La SOCIETE AL D... SAL BEYROUTH
    Representative
    SCP FISSELIER-CHILOUX-BOULAY (For: La SOCIETE AL D... SAL BEYROUTH)
    Representative
    Maître Arnaud E... (For: La SOCIETE AL D... SAL BEYROUTH)
    Representative
    VATIER et associés (For: La SOCIETE AL D... SAL BEYROUTH)
    Paris Court of Appeal, First Chamber - Section C
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Mme FALIGAND

    Authorities cited

    4
    • Article 776(2) of the New French Code of Civil Procedure (New French Code of Civil Procedure)
      statute
    • Article 14 of the French Civil Code (French Civil Code)
      statute
    • Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure (French Code of Civil Procedure)
      statute
    • Article 699 of the French Code of Civil Procedure (French Code of Civil Procedure)
      statute

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