Delsey v M. X. — French exequatur of the Dammam judgment

Procedural record

1. 12 October 1998Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

   12 October 1998Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

   Judgment of the Dammam Court dated 12 October 1998

   Dammam Court

   Decision summary

   The Dammam Court ordered Delsey to pay M. X. EUR 807,121 following the cessation of their commercial relations and to compensate promotion expenses incurred for the Delsey brand.

   Participants

   Delsey

   M. X.

   Dammam Court

   5 years, 7 months and 1 day later · 2040 days

2. 13 May 2004France

   13 May 2004France

   Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 13 May 2004

   Paris Court of Appeal

   Decision summary

   The Paris Court of Appeal granted exequatur in France to the Dammam judgment and ordered statutory interest on the Saudi judgment debt from the date of that judgment.

   Participants

   Delsey

   M. X.

   Paris Court of Appeal

   Authorities cited

   1

   • French Civil Code
     statute

   2 years, 9 months and 21 days later · 1027 days

3. 6 March 2007France

   6 March 2007France

   Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, dated 6 March 2007

   French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

   Decision summary

   The French Court of Cassation set aside the Paris Court of Appeal judgment only insofar as it ordered statutory interest from the date of the Saudi judgment, holding that interest ran from the date of exequatur.

   Participants

   Delsey

   M. X.

   French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber