Matter
[Z] Parties v Islamic Republic of Iran and Ministry of Intelligence and Security of Iran (French exequatur proceeding)
- 10 January 2017United States
10 January 2017United States
Default judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dated 10 January 2017
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- Decision summary
- The United States District Court for the District of Columbia entered a default judgment ordering Iran and its Ministry of Intelligence and Security to pay damages arising from the 22 October 2014 Hamas attack in Israel that killed [A] [V] [Z].
5 years, 8 months and 10 days later · 2079 days
- 20 September 2022France
20 September 2022France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, Division 3, Chamber 5, dated 20 September 2022
Paris Court of Appeal, Division 3, Chamber 5
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal held that Iran and its Ministry of Intelligence and Security enjoyed jurisdictional immunity for the acts attributed to them and declared the consorts [Z]'s exequatur claim and related claims inadmissible.
3 years, 8 months and 8 days later · 1346 days
- 28 May 2026France
28 May 2026France
Stay order of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in case N 23-21.171 dated 28 May 2026
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Citation
- Arrêt n° 345 FS-D
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation stayed the principal and incidental appeals concerning the Paris Court of Appeal's exequatur ruling until the European Court of Human Rights decides Stephen M. Flatow v France (application no. 38988/23), because that decision may affect the outcome of the analogous dispute.
Supporting details
9 authorities · 20 participantsM. [D] [Z]
- Representative
- SARL Cabinet Briard, Bonichot et Associés (For: M. [D] [Z] · Mme [C] [M], épouse [Z] · M. [K] [T] · Mme [Y] [R], épouse [T] · M. [U] [Z] · Mme [O] [T], épouse [Z])
Mme [C] [M], épouse [Z]
- Representative
- SARL Cabinet Briard, Bonichot et Associés (For: M. [D] [Z] · Mme [C] [M], épouse [Z] · M. [K] [T] · Mme [Y] [R], épouse [T] · M. [U] [Z] · Mme [O] [T], épouse [Z])
M. [K] [T]
- Representative
- SARL Cabinet Briard, Bonichot et Associés (For: M. [D] [Z] · Mme [C] [M], épouse [Z] · M. [K] [T] · Mme [Y] [R], épouse [T] · M. [U] [Z] · Mme [O] [T], épouse [Z])
Mme [Y] [R], épouse [T]
- Representative
- SARL Cabinet Briard, Bonichot et Associés (For: M. [D] [Z] · Mme [C] [M], épouse [Z] · M. [K] [T] · Mme [Y] [R], épouse [T] · M. [U] [Z] · Mme [O] [T], épouse [Z])
M. [U] [Z]
- Representative
- SARL Cabinet Briard, Bonichot et Associés (For: M. [D] [Z] · Mme [C] [M], épouse [Z] · M. [K] [T] · Mme [Y] [R], épouse [T] · M. [U] [Z] · Mme [O] [T], épouse [Z])
Mme [O] [T], épouse [Z]
- Representative
- SARL Cabinet Briard, Bonichot et Associés (For: M. [D] [Z] · Mme [C] [M], épouse [Z] · M. [K] [T] · Mme [Y] [R], épouse [T] · M. [U] [Z] · Mme [O] [T], épouse [Z])
Islamic Republic of Iran
- Representative
- SELAS Froger & Zajdela (For: Islamic Republic of Iran · Ministry of Intelligence and Security of Iran)
Ministry of Intelligence and Security of Iran
- Representative
- SELAS Froger & Zajdela (For: Islamic Republic of Iran · Ministry of Intelligence and Security of Iran)
Public Prosecutor
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Judge
- Mme Champalaune
- Judge
- Mme Corneloup
- Judge
- Mme Guihal
- Judge
- M. Ancel
- Judge
- Mme Peyregne-Wable
- Judge
- Mme Robin-Raschel
- Judge
- Mme Bonnet
- Advocate General
- M. Salomon
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Mme Babut