Arbitral Digest

Matter

Cargill Division Soja France v Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych” (French Court of Cassation, nos Q 97-22.366 and A 98-13.295)

  1. 1 October 1997France

    1 October 1997France

    Judgment of the Rennes Court of Appeal dated 1 October 1997

    Rennes Court of Appeal, Second Civil Chamber

    Decision summary
    The court held the state court without jurisdiction, reasoning that the parties had accepted an arbitration clause, and treated Cargill’s indivisibility argument as ineffective.

    Supporting details

    9 participants
    Cargill Division Soja France
    Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych”
    P and I Club Guard
    Polish Steamship Company
    Soules Caf
    Intermare Agencies Services Inc
    Toepfer International GmbH
    Akcyjna
    Thionville Laboratoires Inc
    Rennes Court of Appeal, Second Civil Chamber

    3 months and 27 days later · 119 days

  2. 28 January 1998France

    28 January 1998France

    Judgment of the Rennes Court of Appeal dated 28 January 1998

    Rennes Court of Appeal, Second Chamber

    Decision summary
    The judgment was set aside as a consequence of the quashing of the Rennes Court of Appeal judgment of 1 October 1997; the Court of Cassation made no ruling on the related appeal.

    Supporting details

    9 participants
    Cargill Division Soja France
    Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych”
    P and I Club Guard
    Polish Steamship Company
    Soules Caf
    Intermare Agencies Services Inc
    Toepfer International GmbH
    Akcyjna
    Thionville Laboratoires Inc
    Rennes Court of Appeal, Second Chamber

    2 years, 9 months and 17 days later · 1021 days

  3. 14 November 2000France

    14 November 2000France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber in cases nos Q 97-22.366 and A 98-13.295 dated 14 November 2000

    French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber

    Case no.
    Q 97-22.366; A 98-13.295
    Citation
    Cass. com., 14 November 2000, nos Q 97-22.366 and A 98-13.295
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation joined the two appeals, quashed the Rennes Court of Appeal judgment of 1 October 1997 for failing to identify the documents binding Cargill to the arbitration clause, and remanded the case to the Rouen Court of Appeal. It consequently set aside the Rennes judgment of 28 January 1998 without ruling on the second appeal, rejected specified Article 700 applications, and ordered the defendants to pay costs.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 20 participants
    Application
    Appeal no. Q 97-22.366 — Quashed and remanded
    Application
    Appeal no. A 98-13.295 — No ruling
    Cargill Division Soja France
    Representative
    SCP Boré, Xavier et Boré (For: Cargill Division Soja France)
    Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych”
    Representative
    SCP Delaporte et Briard (For: Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych” · P and I Club Guard · Polish Steamship Company)
    Representative
    Stocaloire (For: Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych” · Polish Steamship Company)
    P and I Club Guard
    Representative
    SCP Delaporte et Briard (For: Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych” · P and I Club Guard · Polish Steamship Company)
    Representative
    Jacques Y... (For: P and I Club Guard)
    Polish Steamship Company
    Representative
    SCP Delaporte et Briard (For: Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych” · P and I Club Guard · Polish Steamship Company)
    Representative
    Stocaloire (For: Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych” · Polish Steamship Company)
    Soules Caf
    Representative
    Blondel (For: Soules Caf)
    Intermare Agencies Services Inc
    Representative
    Le Prado (For: Intermare Agencies Services Inc · Toepfer International GmbH)
    Toepfer International GmbH
    Representative
    Le Prado (For: Intermare Agencies Services Inc · Toepfer International GmbH)
    Akcyjna
    Thionville Laboratoires Inc
    French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber
    Judge
    Dumas
    Judge
    Tricot
    Advocate General
    Jobard
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Moratille

    Authorities cited

    2
    • French Code of Judicial Organization
      statute
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
  4. Date not availableFrance

    Date not availableFrance

    Saint-Nazaire Commercial Court jurisdiction decision

    Saint-Nazaire Commercial Court

    Decision summary
    The court declared itself without jurisdiction over Cargill’s cargo-damage claim and referred the parties to seek relief elsewhere after defendants invoked arbitration clauses.

    Supporting details

    7 participants
    Cargill Division Soja France
    Master of M/V “Walka Mlodych”
    P and I Club Guard
    Polish Steamship Company
    Soules Caf
    Intermare Agencies Services Inc
    Toepfer International GmbH
    Saint-Nazaire Commercial Court

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