Matter
[B] [Z] v Coudert Frères and Coudert Brothers LLP (Paris Court of Appeal 08/10730)
- 4 November 2003Arbitration
4 November 2003Arbitration
Arbitral sentence of the President of the Paris Bar dated 4 November 2003
Paris Bar Association
- Decision summary
- The delegate of the President of the Paris Bar, acting as arbitrator, declared the arbitration competent and ordered the parties to submit arguments on the merits.
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3 participants3 months and 26 days later · 118 days
- 1 March 2004France
1 March 2004France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 1 March 2004
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal rejected Coudert's application to annul the 4 November 2003 arbitral sentence; the judgment became final after the appeal was dismissed.
3 months and 27 days later · 119 days
- 28 June 2004Arbitration
28 June 2004Arbitration
New York arbitral award dated 28 June 2004
Paris Bar Association
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal ordered Coudert Brothers LLP to repay USD 225,500 contributed to the structure in 1988 and to pay the share of profits remaining due for 2003.
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2 participants[B] [Z]
Coudert Brothers LLP
Paris Bar Association
6 months and 7 days later · 190 days
- 4 January 2005Arbitration
4 January 2005Arbitration
Arbitral sentence of the President of the Paris Bar dated 4 January 2005
Paris Bar Association
- Decision summary
- The arbitrator held that the notice-pay claim fell within the arbitration and ordered Coudert Frères to pay the euro equivalent on 13 November 2003 of USD 287,142.87; the arbitrator declined jurisdiction over the other claims, which concerned the partnership statutes and arbitration clause.
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3 participants8 months and 10 days later · 253 days
- 14 September 2005United States
14 September 2005United States
Decision of the District Court of New York dated 14 September 2005
District Court of New York
- Decision summary
- The District Court of New York confirmed the 28 June 2004 New York arbitral award after Coudert sought its annulment.
5 months later · 153 days
- 14 February 2006France
14 February 2006France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 14 February 2006
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal annulled the 4 January 2005 arbitral sentence, declined to examine the parties' other claims on the merits, rejected the remaining claims, and ordered [B] [Z] to pay the appeal costs.
1 year, 9 months and 14 days later · 652 days
- 28 November 2007France
28 November 2007France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation dated 28 November 2007
French Court of Cassation
- Citation
- Civ 1 - n° 1372 F-P+B
- Decision summary
- The French Court of Cassation partially quashed the Paris Court of Appeal judgment of 14 February 2006 insofar as it declined to decide the merits after annulling the 4 January 2005 sentence, and remanded the case to a differently composed Paris Court of Appeal.
4 years and 1 day later · 1462 days
- 29 November 2011France
29 November 2011France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in case 08/10730 dated 29 November 2011
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- After the partial cassation of the earlier appellate judgment, the Paris Court of Appeal held that [B] [Z] was entitled to reasonable notice despite his exclusion from the Coudert partnership, fixed that notice at three months, and ordered Coudert Frères and Coudert Brothers LLP in amicable liquidation to pay the euro equivalent on 13 August 2003 of USD 143,571.43. It ordered [B] [Z] to return excess amounts received with legal interest without capitalization, dismissed his damages and Article 700 claims, and allocated the appeal and annulled-judgment costs between the parties as stated in the judgment.
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10 authorities · 13 participants[B] [Z]
- Representative
- SCP Bernabe-Chardin-Cheviller (For: [B] [Z])
- Representative
- Jean-Pierre Léon (For: [B] [Z])
Coudert Frères
- Representative
- SCP Hardouin (For: Coudert Frères · Coudert Brothers LLP)
- Representative
- Emmanuel Rosenfeld (For: Coudert Frères · Coudert Brothers LLP)
Coudert Brothers LLP
- Representative
- SCP Hardouin (For: Coudert Frères · Coudert Brothers LLP)
- Representative
- Emmanuel Rosenfeld (For: Coudert Frères · Coudert Brothers LLP)
Paris Court of Appeal
- Judge
- François Grandpierre
- Judge
- Dominique Gueguen
- Judge
- Anne Caron deglise
- Advocate General
- Arrighi de Casanova
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Development Specialists Inc.
- Court Reporter
- Noëlle Klein