AMT Cameroun v Ms [O] [W] [Y] spouse of [S] (Paris Court of Appeal RG 21/07383, 31 January 2023)

Procedural record

1. 9 March 2020France

   9 March 2020France

   Partial ICC Award on ratione personae jurisdiction in CCI Case No. 23880/DDA dated 9 March 2020

   International Chamber of Commerce

   Decision summary

   The tribunal declared itself competent with respect to Privinvest and incompetent with respect to Navitrans, the third-party funder of Ms [W].

   Participants

   AMT Cameroun

   AMT SA Advanced Maritime Transports (AMT Suisse)

   Privinvest

   Madame [O] [W] [Y] épouse [S]

   Navitrans

   International Chamber of Commerce

   Arbitrator

   Maître [X] [I]

   Arbitrator

   Professeur [M] [E] [N]

   Arbitrator

   Professeur [G] [H]

   1 year and 22 days later · 387 days

2. 31 March 2021France

   31 March 2021France

   Final ICC Award in CCI Case No. 23880/DDA dated 31 March 2021

   International Chamber of Commerce

   Decision summary

   The tribunal declared itself competent ratione materiae and on the merits, upheld Ms [W]'s claims concerning her pre-emption right, ordered the transfer of 13,498 AMT Cameroun shares held by AMT Suisse, and ordered payment of unpaid 2018 dividends to Ms [W].

   Participants

   AMT Cameroun

   AMT SA Advanced Maritime Transports (AMT Suisse)

   Privinvest

   Madame [O] [W] [Y] épouse [S]

   Navitrans

   International Chamber of Commerce

   Arbitrator

   Maître [X] [I]

   Arbitrator

   Professeur [M] [E] [N]

   Arbitrator

   Professeur [G] [H]

   Authorities cited

   2

   • AMT Cameroun articles of association, Articles 14.5 and 40
     statute
   • OHADA Uniform Act
     statute

   1 year and 10 months later · 671 days

3. 31 January 2023France

   31 January 2023France

   Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in case RG 21/07383 dated 31 January 2023

   Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pole 5 Chamber 16

   Case no.

   RG 21/07383; Portalis 35L7-V-B7F-CDQE6

   Decision summary

   The Paris Court of Appeal rejected AMT Cameroun, AMT Suisse, and Privinvest's applications to set aside the final ICC award of 31 March 2021. It held that the tribunal was competent to decide the contractual pre-emption dispute and the requested nullity of the first transfer deed, and found no manifest violation of French international public policy concerning collective-proceedings jurisdiction, AMT Suisse's property rights, or its separate legal personality. The appellants were ordered jointly and severally to pay Ms [W] EUR 100,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure and to bear the costs.

   Participants

   AMT Cameroun

   AMT SA Advanced Maritime Transports (AMT Suisse)

   Privinvest

   Madame [O] [W] [Y] épouse [S]

   Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pole 5 Chamber 16

   Judge

   Daniel Barlow

   Judge

   Fabienne Schaller

   Judge

   Laure Aldebert

   Other

   Institutional administrator

   SCP [L]-Daude

   Court Reporter

   Najma El Farissi

   Authorities cited

   11

   • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 1520(1)
     statute
   • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 1520(5)
     statute
   • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 1518
     statute
   • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 1492(5)
     statute
   • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 583
     statute
   • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 700
     statute
   • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 450(2)
     statute
   • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 804
     statute
   • French Commercial Code, Article R. 662-3
     statute
   • French Civil Code, Articles 1109, 1113, 1120, 1172, 1358 and 1382
     statute
   • OHADA Uniform Act
     statute