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BNP Paribas Suisse v J... R..., C... R... and Le Mas de L'Horizon (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, case Z 19-21.534, 16 December 2020)

  1. 27 September 2017France

    27 September 2017France

    Decision of the Director of Judicial Registry Services of the Draguignan Regional Court dated 27 September 2017

    Director of Judicial Registry Services of the Draguignan Regional Court

    Decision summary
    The Director of Judicial Registry Services declared the Geneva judicial settlement of 4 February 2015 enforceable in France under the Lugano Convention.

    Supporting details

    4 participants
    BNP Paribas Suisse
    J... R...
    C... R...
    Le Mas de L'Horizon
    Director of Judicial Registry Services of the Draguignan Regional Court

    1 year, 8 months and 22 days later · 629 days

  2. 18 June 2019France

    18 June 2019France

    Judgment of the Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal, Chamber 1-1 dated 18 June 2019

    Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal, Chamber 1-1

    Decision summary
    The Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal rejected the challenge to recognition and confirmed the French enforceability of the Geneva judicial settlement of 4 February 2015.

    Supporting details

    4 participants
    J... R...
    C... R...
    Le Mas de L'Horizon
    BNP Paribas Suisse
    Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal, Chamber 1-1

    1 year, 5 months and 28 days later · 547 days

  3. 16 December 2020France

    16 December 2020France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in case Z 19-21.534 dated 16 December 2020

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Case no.
    Z 19-21.534
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal and upheld recognition in France of the Geneva judicial settlement of 4 February 2015. It held the appellants' challenge inadmissible because their cassation argument contradicted the position they had taken before the Court of Appeal, and ordered them to pay costs and €3,000 to BNP Paribas Suisse under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    4 authorities · 10 participants
    J... R...
    Representative
    SCP Boré, Salve de Bruneton et Mégret (For: J... R... · C... R... · Le Mas de L'Horizon)
    C... R...
    Representative
    SCP Boré, Salve de Bruneton et Mégret (For: J... R... · C... R... · Le Mas de L'Horizon)
    Le Mas de L'Horizon
    Representative
    SCP Boré, Salve de Bruneton et Mégret (For: J... R... · C... R... · Le Mas de L'Horizon)
    BNP Paribas Suisse
    Representative
    SCP Marc Lévis (For: BNP Paribas Suisse)
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
    Judge
    Batut
    Judge
    Vigneau
    Judge
    Hascher
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Berthomier

    Authorities cited

    4
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • Swiss Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • Lugano Convention dated 30 October 2007 on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters
      treaty
    • Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
      treaty

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