Matter
Elf Neftegaz v Interneft (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 28 March 2013)
- 28 July 2009Sweden
28 July 2009Sweden
Ex parte order of the President of the Nanterre Commercial Court dated 28 July 2009
- Decision summary
- Mr X was appointed as ad hoc representative of Neftegaz in the arbitration.
Supporting details
3 participantsElf Neftegaz
- Representative
- Mr X (For: Elf Neftegaz)
Interneft
1 month and 21 days later · 52 days
- 18 September 2009Sweden
18 September 2009Sweden
Order of the President of the Nanterre Commercial Court dated 18 September 2009
- Decision summary
- The order appointing Mr X as ad hoc representative of Neftegaz was retracted.
Supporting details
3 participantsElf Neftegaz
- Representative
- Mr X (For: Elf Neftegaz)
Interneft
7 months and 4 days later · 216 days
- 22 April 2010Sweden
22 April 2010Sweden
Order of the President of the Nanterre Commercial Court dated 22 April 2010
- Decision summary
- Mr Rouger was appointed as ad hoc representative of Neftegaz for judicial or arbitral claims and appeals directly or indirectly related to the dispute.
Supporting details
3 participantsElf Aquitaine
Elf Neftegaz
- Representative
- Mr Rouger (For: Elf Neftegaz)
5 months later · 153 days
- 22 September 2010France
22 September 2010France
Judgment of the Paris Regional Court dated 22 September 2010
Paris Regional Court
- Decision summary
- The Paris Regional Court held that it had jurisdiction to hear Neftegaz's challenge to the appointment of Mr Z as arbitrator by the revoked ad hoc representative.
Supporting details
2 participantsElf Neftegaz
Mr Z
Paris Regional Court
3 months and 15 days later · 106 days
- 6 January 2011France
6 January 2011France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 6 January 2011
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal held that the state court lacked power to rule before the award on the validity of the arbitrator appointment in the Stockholm-seated arbitration and referred the parties to seek relief elsewhere.
Supporting details
2 participantsElf Neftegaz
Mr Z
Paris Court of Appeal
2 months and 15 days later · 74 days
- 21 March 2011Sweden
21 March 2011Sweden
Arbitral sentence dated 21 March 2011
- Decision summary
- The arbitral tribunal composed of Mr Z, Mr Y, and Mr A was held to be validly constituted.
Supporting details
5 participants2 years and 7 days later · 738 days
- 28 March 2013France
28 March 2013France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, dated 28 March 2013
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Decision summary
- The French Court of Cassation quashed the Paris Court of Appeal judgment in all its provisions, held that the French state court at Mr Z's domicile had jurisdiction over the challenge to his appointment, and confirmed the Paris Regional Court judgment of 22 September 2010 without remand. Mr Z was ordered to pay the costs.
Supporting details
3 authorities · 3 participantsElf Neftegaz
- Representative
- Mr Rouger (For: Elf Neftegaz)
Mr Z
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber