Arbitral Digest

Matter

Energoinvest DD v Société Nationale d'Électricité and Democratic Republic of the Congo (ICC Case 11442/KGA)

Case no.
11442/KGA
  1. 30 April 2003Arbitration

    30 April 2003Arbitration

    ICC Arbitral Award in case 11442/KGA dated 30 April 2003

    International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce

    Decision summary
    The tribunal ordered the Democratic Republic of the Congo and SNEL jointly and severally to pay Energoinvest USD 18,430,555.47, plus interest and arbitration costs, in the dispute arising from the 4 March 1986 credit agreement for the Moyabi hydraulic development.

    Supporting details

    6 participants
    Energoinvest DD
    Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL)
    Republic of Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
    Arbitrator
    [V] [R]
    Arbitrator
    [L] [B]
    Arbitrator
    [K]

    20 years, 9 months and 29 days later · 7609 days

  2. 28 February 2024France

    28 February 2024France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, in appeal M 22-16.152 dated 28 February 2024

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Case no.
    M 22-16.152; judgment no. 87 FS-D
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation partially quashed without remand the Paris Court of Appeal's 7 December 2021 judgment only insofar as it rejected the Democratic Republic of the Congo's request to exercise the right of retrait litigieux under article 1699 of the French Civil Code. It declared that request inadmissible, held that the remaining challenge concerning notice and contradiction did not warrant cassation, ordered the Democratic Republic of the Congo to pay costs, and rejected the parties' article 700 applications.

    Supporting details

    11 authorities · 21 participants
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Representative
    Ortscheidt Law Firm (For: Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    FG Hemisphere Associates LLC
    Representative
    Duhamel Law Firm (For: FG Hemisphere Associates LLC)
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
    Advocate General
    Cazaux-Charles
    Judge
    Champ
    Judge
    Jessel
    Judge
    Wable
    Judge
    Tréard
    Judge
    Kloda
    Other
    Court Reporter
    Ben Belkacem

    Authorities cited

    11
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute
    • French Code of Judicial Organization
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures
      statute
    • French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 28 February 2018 (First Civil Chamber, 28 February 2018, appeal no. 16-22.112)
      case-law
    • French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 11 June 1991 (First Civil Chamber, 11 June 1991, appeal no. 90-11.282)
      case-law
    • French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 1 March 2023 (First Civil Chamber, 1 March 2023, appeal no. 21-23.510)
      case-law
    • French Court of Cassation, Commercial Chamber, 22 October 1996 (Commercial Chamber, 22 October 1996, appeal no. 94-20.372)
      case-law
    • French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 6 February 2019 (First Civil Chamber, 6 February 2019, appeal no. 17-28.878)
      case-law
    • French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber, 15 April 2021 (Second Civil Chamber, 15 April 2021, appeal no. 19-20.281)
      case-law
    • French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber, 9 June 2022 (Second Civil Chamber, 9 June 2022, appeal no. 21-12.941)
      case-law

    1 year, 6 months and 19 days later · 566 days

  3. 16 September 2025France

    16 September 2025France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, in case RG 24/18542 dated 16 September 2025

    Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pole 5 Chamber 16

    Case no.
    RG 24/18542; Portalis 35L7-V-B7I-CKJZY
    Decision summary
    The court rejected SNEL's application to set aside the 30 April 2003 ICC award in case 11442/KGA. It dismissed SNEL's challenges to the Paris exequatur order and service record, rejected its request for exequatur of a Kinshasa judgment, and confirmed that rejection of the set-aside application confers exequatur on the award. It rejected FG Hemisphere's claim for abusive-procedure damages and ordered SNEL to pay EUR 100,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure and the costs.

    Supporting details

    4 authorities · 12 participants
    Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL)
    Representative
    Benoît Henry (For: Société Nationale d'Électricité (SNEL))
    Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Representative
    Matthieu Boccon Gibod (For: Democratic Republic of the Congo)
    FG Hemisphere Associates LLC
    Representative
    Jean-Claude Chevillier (For: FG Hemisphere Associates LLC)
    Representative
    Charles Emmanuel Prieur (For: FG Hemisphere Associates LLC)
    Representative
    Clémence Lemétais d'Ormesson (For: FG Hemisphere Associates LLC)
    Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pole 5 Chamber 16
    Other
    Court Reporter
    Najma El Farissi

    Authorities cited

    4
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Enforcement Procedures
      statute
    • Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958)
      statute

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