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Chaouki Y... v Société anonyme des Brasseries et Boissons Gazeuses du Niger (French Court of Cassation, 18 October 1994)

Arbitration involving Chaouki Y... v Société anonyme des Brasseries et Boissons Gazeuses du Niger; a linked record states that the Niamey Court of First Instance entered a default judgment ordering Chaouki Y..., who operated a business in Niamey, to pay Société anonyme des Brasseries et Boissons Gazeuses du Niger 38,186,874 CFA francs for delivered goods.

  • Enforcement of foreign judgments

Procedural record

  1. 20 November 1985Niger

    20 November 1985Niger

    Default Judgment of the Niamey Court of First Instance dated 20 November 1985

    Niamey Court of First Instance

    Decision summary
    The Niamey Court of First Instance entered a default judgment ordering Chaouki Y..., who operated a business in Niamey, to pay Société anonyme des Brasseries et Boissons Gazeuses du Niger 38,186,874 CFA francs for delivered goods.

    Participants

    Chaouki Y...
    Société anonyme des Brasseries et Boissons Gazeuses du Niger
    Niamey Court of First Instance

    7 years, 1 month and 23 days later · 2610 days

  2. 12 January 1993France

    12 January 1993France

    Judgment of the Bordeaux Court of Appeal, First Chamber, Section A dated 12 January 1993

    Bordeaux Court of Appeal, First Chamber, Section A

    Decision summary
    The Bordeaux Court of Appeal granted exequatur to the Niamey Court of First Instance's default judgment against Chaouki Y... after finding the conditions in Article 49 of the France–Niger Convention of 19 February 1977 satisfied.

    Participants

    Chaouki Y...
    Société anonyme des Brasseries et Boissons Gazeuses du Niger
    Bordeaux Court of Appeal, First Chamber, Section A

    Authorities cited

    1
    • France–Niger Convention of 19 February 1977
      treaty

    1 year, 9 months and 6 days later · 644 days

  3. 18 October 1994France

    18 October 1994France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber dated 18 October 1994

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation rejected Chaouki Y...'s appeal and upheld the Bordeaux Court of Appeal's exequatur of the Niamey Court of First Instance's default judgment ordering him to pay 38,186,874 CFA francs for delivered goods. It held that the indirect jurisdiction and service requirements under the France–Niger Convention of 19 February 1977 were satisfied.

    Participants

    Chaouki Y...
    Representative
    SCP Gauzès et Ghestin (For: Chaouki Y...)
    Société anonyme des Brasseries et Boissons Gazeuses du Niger
    Representative
    SCP Gatineau (For: Société anonyme des Brasseries et Boissons Gazeuses du Niger)
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
    Judge
    Grégoire
    Judge
    Lemontey
    Judge
    Thierry
    Judge
    Renard-Payen
    Judge
    Chartier
    Judge
    Gélineau-Larrivet
    Judge
    Gié
    Judge
    Ancel
    Judge
    Savatier
    Advocate General
    Lesec
    Judge
    X...
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Ydrac
    Institutional administrator
    Collet

    Authorities cited

    1
    • France–Niger Convention of 19 February 1977
      treaty

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