Arbitral Digest

Matter

Creation Luxe Design (CLD) and Inter Development Diffusion (IDD) v [N] Athar Saudi Trading Co (Paris Court of Appeal RG 25/07085)

  1. 4 April 2025France

    4 April 2025France

    Order of the President of the Paris Economic Activities Court dated 4 April 2025 in RG 2025017701

    Paris Economic Activities Court, urgent-applications judge

    Case no.
    RG 2025017701
    Decision summary
    The urgent-applications judge declared the court competent, suspended the effects of CLD's 6 March 2025 termination pending the arbitral tribunal's decision, ordered CLD to deliver the UAE-03 order and to provide specified sales and customs records, and ordered CLD and IDD to refrain from specified non-exclusive trading activities. The order rejected the proposed bailiff appointment, appointed a conciliator, and awarded [N] Athar EUR 5,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    2 months and 17 days later · 78 days

  2. 21 June 2025France

    21 June 2025France

    Order of the President of the Paris Economic Activities Court dated 21 June 2025

    Paris Economic Activities Court, president acting in urgent applications

    Decision summary
    The urgent-applications judge found no basis for ordering CLD and IDD to deliver the UAE-04 and KSA-04 orders sought by [N] Athar.

    7 months and 1 day later · 215 days

  3. 22 January 2026France

    22 January 2026France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 1 - Chamber 3, in the case RG 25/07085 dated 22 January 2026

    Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 1 - Chamber 3

    Case no.
    RG 25/07085
    Citation
    Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 1 - Chamber 3, 22 January 2026, RG 25/07085
    Decision summary
    The Court of Appeal rejected CLD and IDD's request to refer a legal question to the Conseil d'Etat, upheld the urgent-applications order in part, and suspended the effects of CLD's termination of the exclusive distribution contract pending the arbitral tribunal's decision. It confirmed CLD's obligation to deliver the UAE-03 order, ordered IDD to deliver the same order subject to a EUR 5,000 daily penalty, and set aside the injunctions restraining CLD and IDD from trading outside their relationship with [N] Athar. The court declined to order the additional deliveries and exclusivity measures sought by [N] Athar and rejected the parties' claims for costs under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    9 authorities · 12 participants
    S.A.R.L. Creation Luxe Design - CLD
    Representative
    Emmanuel Jarry (For: S.A.R.L. Creation Luxe Design - CLD · S.A. Inter Development Diffusion)
    Representative
    Eric Deubel (For: S.A.R.L. Creation Luxe Design - CLD · S.A. Inter Development Diffusion)
    Representative
    Emmanuel Rosenfeld (For: S.A.R.L. Creation Luxe Design - CLD · S.A. Inter Development Diffusion)
    S.A. Inter Development Diffusion
    Representative
    Emmanuel Jarry (For: S.A.R.L. Creation Luxe Design - CLD · S.A. Inter Development Diffusion)
    Representative
    Eric Deubel (For: S.A.R.L. Creation Luxe Design - CLD · S.A. Inter Development Diffusion)
    Representative
    Emmanuel Rosenfeld (For: S.A.R.L. Creation Luxe Design - CLD · S.A. Inter Development Diffusion)
    [N] Athar Saudi Trading Co
    Representative
    Anne Grappotte-Benetreau (For: [N] Athar Saudi Trading Co)
    Representative
    Christophe Ayela (For: [N] Athar Saudi Trading Co)
    Paris Court of Appeal, Pôle 1 - Chamber 3
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Jeanne Pambo

    Authorities cited

    9
    • Lugano Convention
      treaty
    • French Constitution
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Commercial Code
      statute
    • Law No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the Communication of Economic, Commercial, Industrial, Financial or Technical Documents and Information to Foreign Natural or Legal Persons (Law No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968)
      statute
    • Law No. 2023-1059 dated 20 November 2023 on Guidance and Programming (Law No. 2023-1059 dated 20 November 2023)
      statute
    • Paris Court of Appeal judgment dated 17 January 2024 (RG 22/20560)
      case-law
    • Aix-en-Provence Court of Appeal judgment dated 4 April 2024
      case-law

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