Matter
Alstom Transport SA and Alstom Network UK Ltd v Alexander Brothers Ltd (Paris Court of Appeal RG 16/11182)
- 29 January 2016Switzerland
29 January 2016Switzerland
ICC arbitral award dated 29 January 2016
International Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- The tribunal ordered Alstom Transport SA and Alstom Network UK Ltd to pay Alexander Brothers Ltd EUR 932,800 under consultant contract 1 and EUR 624,440 under consultant contract 2, plus interest, part of the arbitration costs and opposing counsel fees; it rejected the claim under consultant contract 3 and the remaining claims.
Supporting details
6 participants2 months and 1 day later · 61 days
- 30 March 2016France
30 March 2016France
Enforcement order of 30 March 2016 for the ICC award
Paris Regional Court
- Decision summary
- The Paris Regional Court conferred exequatur on the 29 January 2016 arbitral award.
1 month and 19 days later · 50 days
- 19 May 2016France
19 May 2016France
Enforcement order of 19 May 2016
Paris Regional Court
- Decision summary
- The Paris Regional Court order conferring exequatur on the award was overturned by the Paris Court of Appeal.
5 months and 15 days later · 168 days
- 3 November 2016Switzerland
3 November 2016Switzerland
Swiss Federal Supreme Court decision of 3 November 2016
Swiss Federal Supreme Court
- Decision summary
- The Swiss Federal Supreme Court rejected the challenge seeking annulment of the arbitral award.
1 year, 5 months and 7 days later · 523 days
- 10 April 2018France
10 April 2018France
Paris Court of Appeal judgment of 10 April 2018 ordering production of documents
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal ordered Alstom to produce specified documents under a penalty and invited the parties to address the existence of a corruption contract and indicators of corruption.
1 year, 1 month and 18 days later · 413 days
- 28 May 2019France
28 May 2019France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in case RG 16/11182 dated 28 May 2019
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The court set aside the exequatur order for the 29 January 2016 arbitral award and rejected Alexander Brothers Ltd's request for enforcement. It held that recognition or enforcement would violate French international public policy because the award required payment of sums that financed or remunerated corruption of foreign public officials, ordered Alexander Brothers Ltd to restitute EUR 1,828,850.88 to Alstom Transport SA, and awarded costs against Alexander Brothers Ltd.
Supporting details
5 authorities · 16 participants- Application
- Appeal against the exequatur order — Allowed
- Application
- Request for exequatur of the 29 January 2016 award — Rejected
Alstom Transport SA
- Representative
- Luca DE MARIA (For: Alstom Transport SA · Alstom Network UK Ltd)
- Representative
- Cédric POUZICHAC (For: Alstom Transport SA · Alstom Network UK Ltd)
- Representative
- Marion CARREGA (For: Alstom Transport SA · Alstom Network UK Ltd)
Alstom Network UK Ltd
- Representative
- Luca DE MARIA (For: Alstom Transport SA · Alstom Network UK Ltd)
- Representative
- Cédric POUZICHAC (For: Alstom Transport SA · Alstom Network UK Ltd)
- Representative
- Marion CARREGA (For: Alstom Transport SA · Alstom Network UK Ltd)
Alexander Brothers Ltd
- Representative
- Frédérique ETEVENARD (For: Alexander Brothers Ltd)
- Representative
- Jean-Pierre MIGNARD (For: Alexander Brothers Ltd)
- Representative
- Denis MOURALIS (For: Alexander Brothers Ltd)
- Representative
- [P] (For: Alexander Brothers Ltd)
- Representative
- CCH Management Ltd (For: Alexander Brothers Ltd)
Paris Court of Appeal
- Judge
- Dominique GUIHAL
- Judge
- Anne BEAUVOIS
- Judge
- François ANCEL
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Mélanie PATE
- Witness
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