Matter
Groupe Antoine Tabet v Republic of the Congo
- 30 March 2000Arbitration
30 March 2000Arbitration
First Arbitral Award of 30 March 2000
International Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal ruled on its competence.
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2 participantsGroupe Antoine Tabet
Republic of the Congo
International Chamber of Commerce
2 years, 2 months and 5 days later · 796 days
- 4 June 2002Arbitration
4 June 2002Arbitration
Second Arbitral Award of 4 June 2002
International Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal held that interest was due and ordered the Republic of the Congo to pay more than EUR 16 million, without an astreinte.
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2 participantsGroupe Antoine Tabet
Republic of the Congo
International Chamber of Commerce
1 year, 6 months and 4 days later · 552 days
- 8 December 2003Arbitration
8 December 2003Arbitration
Third Partial Arbitral Award of 8 December 2003
International Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal ordered Groupe Antoine Tabet to instruct Total Fina Elf E&P Congo to pay into an escrow account any amount received under the Swiss court decisions that exceeded EUR 16,007,146.81.
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2 participantsGroupe Antoine Tabet
Republic of the Congo
International Chamber of Commerce
3 days later · 3 days
- 11 December 2003Arbitration
11 December 2003Arbitration
Arbitral Procedural Order No. 10 of 11 December 2003
International Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- Pending the escrow agreement, the president of the arbitral tribunal ordered Groupe Antoine Tabet to consign with the President of the Paris Bar amounts paid by Total Fina Elf E&P Congo above EUR 16,007,146.81.
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2 participantsGroupe Antoine Tabet
Republic of the Congo
International Chamber of Commerce
2 years and 5 months later · 882 days
- 11 May 2006France
11 May 2006France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 11 May 2006
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal rejected Groupe Antoine Tabet's application to set aside the Third Partial Arbitral Award of 8 December 2003.
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1 participantGroupe Antoine Tabet
Paris Court of Appeal
1 year, 1 month and 23 days later · 419 days
- 4 July 2007France
4 July 2007France
French Court of Cassation judgments concerning enforcement of the Swiss decisions dated 4 July 2007
French Court of Cassation
- Decision summary
- The French courts declared the Swiss payment decisions enforceable in France and rejected the related appeals.
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2 participantsGroupe Antoine Tabet
Total Fina Elf E&P Congo
French Court of Cassation
4 months and 18 days later · 141 days
- 22 November 2007France
22 November 2007France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 22 November 2007
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal imposed a daily astreinte of EUR 100,000 on Groupe Antoine Tabet in connection with the Third Partial Arbitral Award of 8 December 2003.
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1 participantGroupe Antoine Tabet
Paris Court of Appeal
7 months and 16 days later · 229 days
- 8 July 2008France
8 July 2008France
Decision of the Paris Regional Court Enforcement Judge dated 8 July 2008
Paris Regional Court, Enforcement Judge
- Decision summary
- The enforcement judge liquidated the astreinte at EUR 1,000,000 for the period from 2 February to 17 June 2008.
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1 participantGroupe Antoine Tabet
Paris Regional Court, Enforcement Judge
10 months and 6 days later · 310 days
- 14 May 2009France
14 May 2009France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 14 May 2009
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal rejected Groupe Antoine Tabet's application to set aside the Second Arbitral Award of 4 June 2002.
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1 participantGroupe Antoine Tabet
Paris Court of Appeal
5 months and 15 days later · 168 days
- 29 October 2009France
29 October 2009France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 29 October 2009
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal declared inadmissible Groupe Antoine Tabet's application to set aside Procedural Order No. 10 of 11 December 2003.
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1 participantGroupe Antoine Tabet
Paris Court of Appeal
1 year, 11 months and 13 days later · 713 days
- 12 October 2011France
12 October 2011France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber dated 12 October 2011
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation rejected Groupe Antoine Tabet's appeal and upheld the inadmissibility of its application to set aside Procedural Order No. 10. It held that the order only arranged the transitional escrow period and did not finally determine any part of the dispute, so it was not an arbitral award open to annulment proceedings.
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3 authorities · 2 participantsGroupe Antoine Tabet
- Representative
- Me Spinosi (For: Groupe Antoine Tabet)
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Date not availableSwitzerland
Date not availableSwitzerland
Swiss judicial decisions ordering payment to Groupe Antoine Tabet
Swiss courts
- Decision summary
- The Swiss courts ordered Total Fina Elf E&P Congo to pay Groupe Antoine Tabet more than CHF 64 million.
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2 participantsGroupe Antoine Tabet
Total Fina Elf E&P Congo
Swiss courts