Matter
CM CIC Factor v Coty Geneva SA Versoix and Coty US LLC (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 16 January 2019)
French proceedings concerning an arbitration clause in a factoring and distribution dispute and the jurisdiction of the state courts.
Procedural record
- 3 October 2017France
3 October 2017France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 3 October 2017
Paris Court of Appeal, Division 1, Chamber 1
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal declared the Paris Commercial Court incompetent and referred the parties to seek relief elsewhere. It held that the arbitration agreement was not manifestly inapplicable to the relations between CM CIC Factor, as successor to IRG France's rights, and the Coty companies.
Participants
CM CIC Factor
Coty Geneva SA Versoix
Coty US LLC
Paris Court of Appeal, Division 1, Chamber 1
1 year, 3 months and 13 days later · 470 days
- 16 January 2019France
16 January 2019France
Decision of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in case Y 17-28.540 dated 16 January 2019
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Citation
- Decision no. 10016 F
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation rejected CM CIC Factor's appeal against the Paris Court of Appeal's arbitration-jurisdiction ruling. It ordered CM CIC Factor to pay the costs and rejected its claim for payment under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure, ordering it to pay Coty Geneva SA Versoix and Coty US LLC EUR 3,000 jointly.
Participants
CM CIC Factor
- Representative
- Me Z... (For: CM CIC Factor)
Coty Geneva SA Versoix
- Representative
- SCP Rousseau et Tapie (For: Coty Geneva SA Versoix · Coty US LLC)
Coty US LLC
- Representative
- SCP Rousseau et Tapie (For: Coty Geneva SA Versoix · Coty US LLC)
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Judge
- Batut
- Judge
- Y...
- Judge
- Reynis
Other
- Tribunal secretary
- Pecquenard