Matter
Carthago Films v Babel Productions (Paris Court of Appeal 07/18569)
- 22 December 1999Arbitration
22 December 1999Arbitration
Arbitral Award of 22 December 1999
- Decision summary
- The tribunal rejected Carthago Films' financial claims, ordered Carthago Films to pay Babel Productions specified sums for the three films with interest, damages and costs, held that the production accounts were not time-barred, and terminated the agreements with shared fault while providing for liquidation of the de facto companies.
Supporting details
1 authority · 5 participants5 years, 11 months and 14 days later · 2176 days
- 6 December 2005France
6 December 2005France
Interim Order of the Paris Commercial Court dated 6 December 2005
Paris Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- The President of the Paris Commercial Court appointed Me [F] [E] to prepare the accounts between Carthago Films and Babel Productions in execution of the arbitral award.
Supporting details
2 participantsCarthago Films
Babel Productions
Paris Commercial Court
5 months and 13 days later · 164 days
- 19 May 2006France
19 May 2006France
Interim Order of the Paris Commercial Court dated 19 May 2006
Paris Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- The President of the Paris Commercial Court extended Me [F] [E]'s accounting mission to the authors' accounts, ordered Carthago Films to provide those accounts under penalty, and directed other issues to the merits court.
Supporting details
2 participantsCarthago Films
Babel Productions
Paris Commercial Court
7 months and 24 days later · 238 days
- 12 January 2007France
12 January 2007France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 12 January 2007
Paris Court of Appeal, First President, interim relief proceedings
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal set aside the injunction requiring Carthago Films to provide authors' accounts, confirmed that interim relief jurisdiction existed for VAT and interest issues, and recorded the appointment of Me [J] [K] to liquidate the de facto companies.
Supporting details
2 participantsCarthago Films
Babel Productions
Paris Court of Appeal, First President, interim relief proceedings
8 months and 28 days later · 271 days
- 10 October 2007France
10 October 2007France
Judgment of the Paris Commercial Court dated 10 October 2007
Paris Commercial Court, Thirteenth Chamber
- Decision summary
- The court interpreted the 22 December 1999 award, granted Babel Productions a €200,000 interim payment, ordered the three films sold before the definitive accounts were established, and directed steps toward liquidation of the de facto companies.
Supporting details
2 participantsCarthago Films
Babel Productions
Paris Commercial Court, Thirteenth Chamber
2 years, 4 months and 2 days later · 856 days
- 12 February 2010France
12 February 2010France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in case 07/18569 dated 12 February 2010
Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5 - Chamber 11
- Citation
- Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5, Chamber 11, 12 February 2010, No. 56
- Decision summary
- The court confirmed that the three films were to be sold before the definitive production accounts were established. It held that interest was to be calculated year by year on the annual apparent balances without capitalization, treated unspecified amounts as inclusive of VAT, rejected the remaining claims, and ordered each side to bear its own costs.
Supporting details
14 authorities · 11 participantsCarthago Films
- Representative
- SCP Blin (For: Carthago Films · Italian International Films)
- Representative
- Fiorella Vecchioli de Fournas (For: Carthago Films · Italian International Films)
Italian International Films
- Representative
- SCP Blin (For: Carthago Films · Italian International Films)
- Representative
- Fiorella Vecchioli de Fournas (For: Carthago Films · Italian International Films)
Babel Productions
- Representative
- Louis-Charles Huyghe (For: Babel Productions)
- Representative
- Gérald Bigle (For: Babel Productions)
Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 5 - Chamber 11
- Judge
- Fabrice Jacomet
- Judge
- Bernard Schneider
Other
- Court Reporter
- Carole Trejaut