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[Z] Parties v Islamic Republic of Iran and Ministry of Intelligence and Security of Iran (French exequatur proceeding)

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

    Case no.
    N 23-21.171
    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 participants
    M. [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
    Advocate General
    M. Salomon
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Mme Babut

    Authorities cited

    9
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 4
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 509
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 455 and 458
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 122 and 789
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 112, 114, 117 and 684
      statute
    • French Code of Judicial Organization, Article R. 431-5
      statute
    • European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Article 6(1)
      statute
    • Stephen M. Flatow v France (European Court of Human Rights, application no. 38988/23)
      case law
    • French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 28 June 2023, appeal no. 21-19.766
      case law

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