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CIECH SA v COMEXPORT COMPANHIA DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR and others (Paris Court of Appeal 05/22672)

Case no.
CCI no 12918/KGA/CCO
  1. 30 August 2005Arbitration

    30 August 2005Arbitration

    ICC Award No. 12918/KGA/CCO dated 30 August 2005

    International Chamber of Commerce

    Award no.
    12918/KGA/CCO
    Decision summary
    The award ordered Comexport, Ciech, and the two Siarkopol companies jointly and severally to pay USD 2,474,166 plus 5% annual interest from 17 September 2003 for loss caused by failure to deliver the agreed minimum quantities of sulphur. It also awarded USD 20,000 for pre-arbitration legal expenses and USD 60,000 toward arbitration costs and Comexport's costs, and rejected the other claims.

    Supporting details

    5 participants
    COMEXPORT COMPANHIA DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR
    CIECH SA
    Kopalnie Zakłady Przetwórcze Siarki ‘Siarkopol’ in Liquidation
    KOPALNIE ZAKLADY CHEMICZNE SIARKI SIARKOPOL W GRZYBOWIE
    International Chamber of Commerce

    1 year, 9 months and 15 days later · 653 days

  2. 14 June 2007France

    14 June 2007France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in case 05/22672 dated 14 June 2007

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Case no.
    05/22672
    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal rejected CIECH's application to set aside ICC Award No. 12918/KGA/CCO. It held that the arbitrator had not breached his mandate or the principle of adversarial proceedings, ordered CIECH to pay Comexport EUR 50,000 under Article 700 of the French New Code of Civil Procedure, and ordered CIECH to bear the costs.

    Supporting details

    3 authorities · 14 participants
    CIECH SA
    Representative
    SCP DUBOSCQ-PELLERIN (For: CIECH SA)
    Representative
    Maître Jérôme BARBET (For: CIECH SA)
    Representative
    CLIFFORD CHANCE EUROPE LLP (For: CIECH SA)
    COMEXPORT COMPANHIA DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR
    Representative
    SCP FISSELIER-CHILOUX-BOULAY (For: COMEXPORT COMPANHIA DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR)
    Representative
    Maître Cécile REBIFFE (For: COMEXPORT COMPANHIA DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR)
    Representative
    CMS BUREAU FRANCIS LEFEBVRE (For: COMEXPORT COMPANHIA DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR)
    Kopalnie Zakłady Przetwórcze Siarki ‘Siarkopol’ in Liquidation
    KOPALNIE ZAKLADY CHEMICZNE SIARKI SIARKOPOL W GRZYBOWIE
    Paris Court of Appeal
    Judge
    PÉRIÉ
    Judge
    MATET
    Judge
    HASCHER
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    R. FALIGAND

    Authorities cited

    3
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • K. Piasecki, Kodeks cywilny, ksiega pierwsza, czesc ogolna, Komentarz 2003, § 123 No 7
      academic
    • Supreme Court of Poland, 27 July 1973, II CR 345/73, OSP 1975 item 33
      case-law

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