National Bank of Algeria v Civil Society of Domaine d'El Hannser

Procedural record

1. 19 February 1970Algeria

   19 February 1970Algeria

   Judgment of the Djidjelli Court dated 19 February 1970

   Djidjelli Court

   Decision summary

   The court ordered the Société civile du Domaine d'El Hannser to repay Banque Nationale d'Algérie 200,635.25 Algerian dinars advanced for the commercialisation of 9,441 quintals of cork from the national forest estate.

   Participants

   Banque Nationale d'Algérie

   Société civile du Domaine d'El Hannser

   Representative

   Ferrovechio (For: Société civile du Domaine d'El Hannser)

   Djidjelli Court

   7 years, 2 months and 21 days later · 2637 days

2. 10 May 1977France

   10 May 1977France

   Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 10 May 1977

   Paris Court of Appeal

   Decision summary

   The court granted Banque Nationale d'Algérie exequatur in France for the Djidjelli judgment ordering the Société civile du Domaine d'El Hannser to repay the advances made for its cork-commercialisation operation.

   Participants

   Banque Nationale d'Algérie

   Société civile du Domaine d'El Hannser

   Paris Court of Appeal

   1 year, 10 months and 10 days later · 679 days

3. 20 March 1979France

   20 March 1979France

   Judgment of the French Court of Cassation

   French Court of Cassation

   Decision summary

   The court rejected the appeal against the Paris Court of Appeal's decision granting exequatur in France to the Djidjelli judgment ordering the Société civile du Domaine d'El Hannser to repay Banque Nationale d'Algérie's advances. It held that the foreign proceedings respected international public policy and the defendant's rights of defence, and that any misclassification of the Algerian default judgment did not prejudice an available ordinary appeal.

   Participants

   Banque Nationale d'Algérie

   Société civile du Domaine d'El Hannser

   Representative

   Ferrovechio (For: Société civile du Domaine d'El Hannser)

   French Court of Cassation

   Authorities cited

   2

   • France–Algeria Convention dated 27 August 1964 on Exequatur Procedure
     statute
   • Algerian Code of Civil Procedure
     statute