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Africair services v Africatours (French Court of Cassation)

Arbitration between Africatours and Mr X... concerned Paris Commercial Court declined jurisdiction over Africatours' claims against Mr; related court records address the award and its treatment.

  • Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards

Procedural record

  1. 9 July 1992France

    9 July 1992France

    Judgment of the Paris Commercial Court dated 9 July 1992

    Paris Commercial Court

    Decision summary
    The Paris Commercial Court declined jurisdiction over Africatours' claims against Mr X..., referring them to the Dakar court handling Africair services' liquidation, except for arbitration costs and fees that Mr X... had personally acknowledged owing.

    Participants

    Africatours
    Mr X...
    Paris Commercial Court

    4 months and 9 days later · 132 days

  2. 18 November 1992France

    18 November 1992France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 18 November 1992

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal partially overturned the Paris Commercial Court's jurisdiction ruling on Africatours' contredit and remanded the matter to that court.

    Participants

    Africatours
    Mr X...
    Paris Court of Appeal

    2 years, 4 months and 24 days later · 874 days

  3. 11 April 1995France

    11 April 1995France

    Judgment on the appeal in cassation by M. X...

    French Court of Cassation

    Decision summary
    The French Court of Cassation held that a challenge to the jurisdiction ruling was immediately appealable under the second paragraph of Article 87 of the French Code of Civil Procedure, found the appeal admissible, and rejected it.

    Participants

    Mr X...
    Africatours
    French Court of Cassation

    Authorities cited

    1
    • French Code of Civil Procedure (Article 87, second paragraph, of the French Code of Civil Procedure)
      statute
  4. Date not availableArbitration

    Date not availableArbitration

    Arbitral award ordering Africair services to pay Africatours

    Decision summary
    The arbitral award ordered the Senegalese company Africair services to pay 3,531 MF to the French company Africatours.

    Participants

    Africair services
    Africatours

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