Arbitral Digest

Matter

Company of Signals and Electrical Equipment v Wilaya of Tizi Ouzou

  1. 30 March 1989France

    30 March 1989France

    Judgment dated 30 March 1989

    Decision summary
    The judgment formed part of the earlier proceedings concerning CSEE's challenge to the guarantee calls and was later confirmed by the Paris Court of Appeal.

    1 year, 7 months and 28 days later · 607 days

  2. 27 November 1990France

    27 November 1990France

    Paris Court of Appeal judgment dated 27 November 1990

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the judgment of 30 March 1989 in the earlier proceedings concerning CSEE's challenge to the guarantee calls.

    10 years and 3 months later · 3745 days

  3. 27 February 2001France

    27 February 2001France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber, dated 27 February 2001

    French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber

    Decision summary
    The French Court of Cassation issued the cassation decision after which the Paris Court of Appeal reheard the dispute concerning the CSEE-Wilaya guarantees on remand.

    1 year, 1 month and 7 days later · 400 days

  4. 3 April 2002France

    3 April 2002France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 3 April 2002

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal issued the confirming judgment later reviewed by the French Court of Cassation in the dispute concerning CSEE's guarantees for the Wilaya of Tizi Ouzou.

    1 year, 11 months and 14 days later · 714 days

  5. 17 March 2004France

    17 March 2004France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber, dated 17 March 2004

    French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber

    Decision summary
    The Court rejected Crédit populaire d'Algérie's appeal and held that its repeated calls on BNP's counter-guarantees were abusive because it knew of the arbitral sentence finding the Wilaya's guarantee call wrongful. It upheld liability to CS Communication et systèmes for the sums paid and awarded damages, costs, and sums under article 700 of the French New Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 3 participants
    Crédit populaire d'Algérie
    CS Communication et systèmes
    BNP Paribas
    French Court of Cassation, Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber

    Authorities cited

    2
    • French Civil Code, Articles 1134, 1351 and 1382
      statute
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 455 and 700
      statute
  6. Date not availableArbitration

    Date not availableArbitration

    Arbitral sentence concerning the Wilaya de Tizi Ouzou guarantees

    Decision summary
    The arbitral sentence attributed responsibility for termination of the contract with the Wilaya to the Wilaya and ordered it to pay CSEE the sums paid under the guarantees.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Compagnie des signaux et d'équipements électriques
    Wilaya de Tizi Ouzou

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