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Aéronautique et Technologies Embarquées (ATE) v Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, K 15-19.389)

Applicable rules
ICC Conciliation and Arbitration Rules
  1. 30 October 2013France

    30 October 2013France

    Supervising Judge Order concerning Airbus Helicopters' claim dated 30 October 2013

    Supervising Judge

    Decision summary
    The supervising judge stayed determination of Airbus Helicopters' claim in ATE's insolvency proceedings pending a final decision in the Paris Commercial Court responsibility proceedings.

    1 month and 11 days later · 42 days

  2. 11 December 2013France

    11 December 2013France

    Supervising Judge Order concerning Airbus Helicopters Deutschland's claim dated 11 December 2013

    Supervising Judge

    Decision summary
    The supervising judge declared itself incompetent to determine Airbus Helicopters Deutschland's claim in ATE's insolvency proceedings.

    1 year and 4 days later · 369 days

  3. 15 December 2014France

    15 December 2014France

    Judgment of the Paris Commercial Court dated 15 December 2014

    Paris Commercial Court

    Case no.
    2014000740
    Decision summary
    The court joined the two proceedings and declared itself incompetent in favour of the arbitral tribunal under the arbitration clauses in the three contracts.

    1 month and 5 days later · 36 days

  4. 20 January 2015France

    20 January 2015France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 20 January 2015

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The court reversed the supervising judge's order concerning Airbus Helicopters Deutschland's claim and stayed the matter until the competent jurisdiction for the liquidator's responsibility action was finally determined.

    2 months and 18 days later · 77 days

  5. 7 April 2015France

    7 April 2015France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, Division 1, Chamber 1, in case 15/00512 dated 7 April 2015

    Paris Court of Appeal, Division 1, Chamber 1

    Case no.
    15/00512
    Decision summary
    The court rejected ATE's contredit, confirmed the Paris Commercial Court's decision that the contractual ICC arbitration clauses were not manifestly inapplicable to the liquidator's claim under Article L. 442-6 of the French Commercial Code, and ordered MJA to pay costs and EUR 5,000 to each Airbus defendant under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 15 participants
    SELAFA MJA, as liquidator of Aéronautique et Technologies Embarquées (ATE)
    Aéronautique et Technologies Embarquées (ATE)
    Representative
    [J], liquidator of ATE (For: Aéronautique et Technologies Embarquées (ATE))
    Airbus Helicopters
    Representative
    Luca De Maria (For: Airbus Helicopters)
    Representative
    Antoine Tchekhoff (For: Airbus Helicopters)
    Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
    Representative
    Matthieu Boccon Gibod (For: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH)
    Representative
    Dominique Bordes (For: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH)
    Paris Court of Appeal, Division 1, Chamber 1
    Judge
    Guihal
    Judge
    Dallery
    Other
    Representative
    Frédéric Buret (For: SELAFA MJA, as liquidator of ATE)
    Representative
    Olivier Debeine (For: SELAFA MJA, as liquidator of ATE)
    Institutional administrator
    Pate

    Authorities cited

    2
    • French Commercial Code
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute

    1 year, 3 months and 6 days later · 463 days

  6. 13 July 2016France

    13 July 2016France

    Judgment No. 885 FS-P+B of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in case K 15-19.389 dated 13 July 2016

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Case no.
    K 15-19.389
    Citation
    Judgment No. 885 FS-P+B
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation rejected MJA's appeal and held that the alleged inability of ATE's liquidator to fund ICC arbitration did not make the arbitration clause manifestly inapplicable. It ordered MJA to bear costs and pay Airbus Helicopters and Airbus Helicopters Deutschland EUR 3,000 jointly under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    3 authorities · 20 participants
    MJA, as liquidator of Aéronautique et Technologies Embarquées (ATE)
    Representative
    SCP Boré et Salve de Bruneton (For: MJA, as liquidator of Aéronautique et Technologies Embarquées (ATE))
    Aéronautique et Technologies Embarquées (ATE)
    Airbus Helicopters
    Representative
    SCP Richard (For: Airbus Helicopters · Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH)
    Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
    Representative
    SCP Richard (For: Airbus Helicopters · Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH)
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
    Judge
    Batut
    Judge
    Hascher
    Judge
    Bignon
    Judge
    Matet
    Judge
    Reynis
    Judge
    Vigneau
    Judge
    Bozzi
    Judge
    Mansion
    Judge
    Roth
    Advocate General
    Bernard de la Gatinais
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Nguyen

    Authorities cited

    3
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Commercial Code
      statute
    • Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
      treaty

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