Matter
Audi Volkswagen Middle East Fze LLC v Saad Buzwair Automotive Co (French Court of Cassation, 3 October 2019, No. Y 18-15.756)
- 16 March 2016Arbitration
16 March 2016Arbitration
Arbitral award rendered on 16 March 2016
International Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal rejected Saad Buzwair Automotive Co's claims.
Supporting details
5 participants2 years and 11 days later · 741 days
- 27 March 2018France
27 March 2018France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, Division 1, Chamber 1 dated 27 March 2018
Paris Court of Appeal, Division 1, Chamber 1
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal annulled the ICC award because the arbitrator failed to disclose professional connections between his law firm and Volkswagen-group entities that were capable of creating a reasonable doubt about his independence and impartiality.
Supporting details
5 participantsSaad Buzwair Automotive Co
- Representative
- SCP Foussard et Froger (For: Saad Buzwair Automotive Co)
Audi Volkswagen Middle East Fze LLC
- Representative
- SCP Ortscheidt (For: Audi Volkswagen Middle East Fze LLC)
Paris Court of Appeal, Division 1, Chamber 1
Other
- Witness
- L... G...
1 year, 6 months and 6 days later · 555 days
- 3 October 2019France
3 October 2019France
Judgment No. 787 F-D of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in case Y 18-15.756 dated 3 October 2019
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Citation
- Cass. 1re civ., 3 October 2019, No. 787 F-D
- Decision summary
- The French Court of Cassation rejected Audi Volkswagen Middle East Fze LLC's appeal and left standing the annulment of the ICC award for the arbitrator's failure to disclose circumstances capable of creating a reasonable doubt about his independence and impartiality. It ordered Audi Volkswagen Middle East Fze LLC to pay the costs and EUR 3,000 to Saad Buzwair Automotive Co under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
Supporting details
1 authority · 8 participantsAudi Volkswagen Middle East Fze LLC
- Representative
- SCP Ortscheidt (For: Audi Volkswagen Middle East Fze LLC)
Saad Buzwair Automotive Co
- Representative
- SCP Foussard et Froger (For: Saad Buzwair Automotive Co)
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Randouin