Arbitral Digest

Matter

Barney's Inc. exequatur proceeding

  1. 11 January 1996United States

    11 January 1996United States

    Order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York dated 11 January 1996

    United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

    Decision summary
    The court opened Chapter 11 proceedings for Barney's Inc., with the intervention suspending creditor actions.

    Supporting details

    1 participant
    Barney's Inc.
    United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

    2 years, 2 months and 22 days later · 812 days

  2. 2 April 1998France

    2 April 1998France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 2 April 1998

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The court rejected Barney's Inc.'s request to declare enforceable in France the 11 January 1996 order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York opening Chapter 11 proceedings.

    Supporting details

    1 participant
    Barney's Inc.
    Paris Court of Appeal
  3. Date not availableFrance

    Date not availableFrance

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber concerning Barney's Inc.'s exequatur request

    French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber

    Decision summary
    The court held that an intervention by a judge producing effects on persons or property, rights, or obligations is a decision capable of receiving exequatur. It quashed the Paris Court of Appeal's rejection of Barney's Inc.'s request to enforce in France the 11 January 1996 New York Chapter 11 order, because the order suspended creditor actions.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 1 participant
    Barney's Inc.
    French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber

    Authorities cited

    2
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • United States Bankruptcy Code
      statute

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