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Bunge Geneva v BZ Grains (Paris Court of Appeal RG 22/07777)

  1. 18 March 2022Arbitration

    18 March 2022Arbitration

    Partial Arbitral Award of 18 March 2022

    Paris International Arbitration Chamber (CAIP)

    Decision summary
    The arbitral tribunal declared itself competent to decide the dispute arising from the parties' wheat-supply contract and reserved the arbitration costs for the final award; one arbitrator refused to sign the partial award.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    Bunge Geneva
    BZ Grains
    Paris International Arbitration Chamber (CAIP)

    1 year and 17 days later · 382 days

  2. 4 April 2023France

    4 April 2023France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Division 5, Chamber 16, in RG 22/07777 dated 4 April 2023

    Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Division 5, Chamber 16

    Case no.
    RG 22/07777
    Decision summary
    The court rejected Bunge Geneva's application to set aside the 18 March 2022 partial arbitral award. It held that the contract's references to the Incograin 13 and Synacomex 2000 conditions expressed a separable choice of arbitration according to the nature of the dispute, and that the dispute concerned a grain-sale contract falling within the CAIP clause; Bunge Geneva was ordered to pay costs and EUR 20,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 13 participants
    Bunge Geneva
    Representative
    Véronique de La Taille (For: Bunge Geneva)
    Representative
    Recamier Avocats Associes (For: Bunge Geneva)
    Representative
    Xavier Delplanque-Bataille de Mandelot (For: Bunge Geneva)
    Representative
    Henry Page (For: Bunge Geneva)
    BZ Grains
    Representative
    Christophe Nicolas (For: BZ Grains)
    Representative
    Nicolas & Associes (For: BZ Grains)
    Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Division 5, Chamber 16
    Judge
    [C] [X]
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Najma El Farissi

    Authorities cited

    2
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute

    1 year, 2 months and 15 days later · 442 days

  3. 19 June 2024France

    19 June 2024France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in case U 23-16.876 dated 19 June 2024

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Case no.
    U 23-16.876
    Citation
    Arrêt No. 352 F-D
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation rejected Bunge Geneva's appeal from the Paris Court of Appeal judgment. It upheld the conclusion that the dispute concerned a French milling-wheat supply contract and therefore fell within the Incograin 13 arbitration clause designating the CAIP; Bunge Geneva was ordered to pay costs, while the requests under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure were rejected.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 8 participants
    Bunge Geneva
    Representative
    Matuchansky, Poupot, Valdelièvre et Rameix (For: Bunge Geneva)
    BZ Grains
    Representative
    Le Prado - Gilbert (For: BZ Grains)
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
    Judge
    Tréard
    Judge
    Guihal
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Vignes

    Authorities cited

    1
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute

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