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Dalico Contractors v Committee of the Municipality of Tripoli (Libya)

  1. 26 March 1991France

    26 March 1991France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 26 March 1991

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal rejected the application to set aside the arbitral award, holding that the arbitration clause existed and was valid and effective.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Dalico Contractors
    Committee of the Municipality of Tripoli (Libya)
    Paris Court of Appeal
  2. Date not availableArbitration

    Date not availableArbitration

    Arbitral Award on the Existence and Validity of the Arbitration Clause in Dalico Contractors v Committee of the Municipality of Tripoli (Libya)

    Decision summary
    The arbitral tribunal held that the arbitration clause existed and was valid and effective.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Dalico Contractors
    Committee of the Municipality of Tripoli (Libya)
  3. Date not availableFrance

    Date not availableFrance

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation in Dalico Contractors v Committee of the Municipality of Tripoli (Libya)

    French Court of Cassation

    Decision summary
    The French Court of Cassation rejected the appeal and upheld the Paris Court of Appeal's refusal to set aside the arbitral award. It held that the arbitration clause was legally independent of the main contract and that its existence and effectiveness were established by the parties' common intention, without reference to a state law except for mandatory French rules and international public policy.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 2 participants
    Dalico Contractors
    Committee of the Municipality of Tripoli (Libya)
    French Court of Cassation

    Authorities cited

    1
    • Libyan contract law
      statute

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