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East Sino Holdings limited v Airbus (French Court of Cassation U 20-15.185, 1 December 2021)

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ICC Arbitration Rules
  1. 8 January 2020France

    8 January 2020France

    Judgment of the Toulouse Court of Appeal, Second Chamber dated 8 January 2020

    Toulouse Court of Appeal, Second Chamber

    Decision summary
    The Toulouse Court of Appeal set aside the first-instance ruling that had accepted jurisdiction over East Sino Holdings limited's commission dispute with Airbus, held that the dispute fell within the parties' ICC arbitration clause, and referred the parties to arbitration.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    East Sino Holdings limited
    Airbus
    Toulouse Court of Appeal, Second Chamber

    1 year, 10 months and 23 days later · 693 days

  2. 1 December 2021France

    1 December 2021France

    Decision of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber in the case U 20-15.185 dated 1 December 2021

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Case no.
    U 20-15.185
    Citation
    Decision no. 10881 F
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation rejected East Sino Holdings limited's appeal against the Toulouse Court of Appeal decision concerning its unpaid commission dispute with Airbus. It held that the ICC arbitration clause was not manifestly inapplicable and that the scope of the clause fell within the arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction; it ordered East Sino Holdings limited to pay costs and EUR 3,000 to Airbus under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 8 participants
    Application
    Appeal on cassation U 20-15.185 — Rejected
    East Sino Holdings limited
    Representative
    SCP Boullez (For: East Sino Holdings limited)
    Airbus
    Representative
    SARL Ortscheidt (For: Airbus)
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Mme Berthomier

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    • French Code of Civil Procedure
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