Matter
Afcons Infrastructure Limited v Société Autoroutière du Gabon (ICC CCI 28928/ETT/SVE)
- 1 July 2025Arbitration
1 July 2025Arbitration
Arbitral Tribunal Order on Provisional Measures dated 1 July 2025
International Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal provisionally prohibited Société Autoroutière du Gabon from requesting payment under the guarantees from [L] pending the arbitral award.
Supporting details
International Chamber of Commerce
3 months and 28 days later · 120 days
- 29 October 2025Arbitration
29 October 2025Arbitration
Arbitral Tribunal Procedural Order dated 29 October 2025
International Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal rejected Afcons Infrastructure Limited's requested suspension measures concerning the guarantees.
Supporting details
International Chamber of Commerce
5 days later · 5 days
- 3 November 2025France
3 November 2025France
Order of the Paris Economic Activities Court dated 3 November 2025
Paris Economic Activities Court
- Decision summary
- The Paris emergency judge provisionally blocked payment of the guarantees pending the outcome of the arbitration proceedings.
15 days later · 15 days
- 18 November 2025France
18 November 2025France
Order of the Paris Economic Activities Court dated 18 November 2025
Paris Economic Activities Court
- Decision summary
- The Paris emergency judge found no basis for interim relief on Afcons Infrastructure Limited's applications, ordered Afcons to pay the first-instance costs, and awarded EUR 10,000 to Société Autoroutière du Gabon under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
2 days later · 2 days
- 20 November 2025France
20 November 2025France
Order of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 20 November 2025
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal granted priority fixing of Afcons Infrastructure Limited's appeal and authorised the parties to be summoned for a fixed-date hearing.
13 days later · 13 days
- 3 December 2025France
3 December 2025France
Order of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 3 December 2025, corrected on 5 December 2025
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The delegated first president of the Paris Court of Appeal recorded the parties' agreement to fix the appeal for hearing on 8 January 2026; the order was corrected on 5 December 2025.
1 month and 26 days later · 57 days
- 29 January 2026France
29 January 2026France
Decision of the Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 1 - Chambre 8 in case RG 25/18950 dated 29 January 2026
Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 1 - Chambre 8
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal held that the Paris emergency judge was competent to hear Afcons Infrastructure Limited's applications concerning the autonomous guarantees and that those applications were admissible. It confirmed the refusal of interim relief, rejected Société Autoroutière du Gabon's claim for abuse-of-process damages, and ordered Afcons to pay the appeal costs and EUR 40,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
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4 authorities · 20 participantsAfcons Infrastructure Limited
- Representative
- Florence GUERRE (For: Afcons Infrastructure Limited)
- Representative
- SELARL Pellerin - De Maria - Guerre (For: Afcons Infrastructure Limited)
- Representative
- Alexis FOUCARD (For: Afcons Infrastructure Limited)
- Representative
- Geoffroy PASCAUD (For: Afcons Infrastructure Limited)
- Representative
- Samy RAIS (For: Afcons Infrastructure Limited)
Société Autoroutière du Gabon
- Representative
- Matthieu BOCCON GIBOD (For: Société Autoroutière du Gabon)
- Representative
- SELARL LX Paris-Versailles-Reims (For: Société Autoroutière du Gabon)
- Representative
- Roland ZIADE (For: Société Autoroutière du Gabon)
- Representative
- Maria MITAEVA (For: Société Autoroutière du Gabon)
- Representative
- Cyril FALHUN (For: Société Autoroutière du Gabon)
[L] Insurance Company Limited
- Representative
- Christian DARGHAM (For: [L] Insurance Company Limited)
- Representative
- Guillaume RUDELLE (For: [L] Insurance Company Limited)
- Representative
- Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (For: [L] Insurance Company Limited)
Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 1 - Chambre 8
- Judge
- Florence LAGEMI
- Judge
- Laurent NAJEM
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Catherine CHARLES