Matter
State of Cameroon v SOGEA-SATOM and SOLETANCHE BACHY INTERNATIONAL (Paris Court of Appeal RG 21/19249 and RG 21/19410, 4 July 2023)
- 20 May 2021France
20 May 2021France
Final Arbitral Award in ICC Case 23818/DDA/AZO dated 20 May 2021
International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
- Decision summary
- The tribunal rejected the parties' jurisdiction and admissibility objections, found Sogea Satom and Soletanche Bachy International admissible to act, and awarded them multiple amounts for construction costs, price revision, interest, and arbitration costs. It also found that the conditions for maintaining the advance-payment guarantee were no longer met, ordered payment of the counterclaim, awarded statutory interest, and directed provisional enforcement.
Supporting details
3 participantsSOGEA-SATOM
SOLETANCHE BACHY INTERNATIONAL
State of Cameroon
International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
1 year, 4 months and 16 days later · 504 days
- 6 October 2022France
6 October 2022France
Order of the Paris Court of Appeal, Case Management Judge, dated 6 October 2022
Paris Court of Appeal, Case Management Judge
- Decision summary
- The Case Management Judge declared inadmissible the State of Cameroon's claims for compensation based on abusive proceedings and bad faith.
Supporting details
1 participantState of Cameroon
Paris Court of Appeal, Case Management Judge
3 months and 18 days later · 110 days
- 24 January 2023France
24 January 2023France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 24 January 2023
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal rejected the State of Cameroon's appeal against the 6 October 2022 order.
Supporting details
1 participantState of Cameroon
Paris Court of Appeal
5 months and 10 days later · 161 days
- 4 July 2023France
4 July 2023France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in RG 21/19249 and RG 21/19410 dated 4 July 2023
Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pole 5, Chamber 16
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal rejected the State of Cameroon's applications to annul the 20 May 2021 ICC final award, rejecting challenges to the tribunal's jurisdiction, its compliance with its mission, and international public policy. It declared inadmissible the State's claim for compensation for abusive proceedings, rejected its other claims, ordered it to pay Sogea Satom and Soletanche Bachy International EUR 50,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure, and ordered it to pay the costs.
Supporting details
3 authorities · 10 participantsState of Cameroon
- Representative
- Jean-Paulin Woumeni (For: State of Cameroon)
SOGEA-SATOM
- Representative
- Luca De Maria (For: SOGEA-SATOM · SOLETANCHE BACHY INTERNATIONAL)
- Representative
- Jalal El Ahdab (For: SOGEA-SATOM · SOLETANCHE BACHY INTERNATIONAL)
SOLETANCHE BACHY INTERNATIONAL
- Representative
- Luca De Maria (For: SOGEA-SATOM · SOLETANCHE BACHY INTERNATIONAL)
- Representative
- Jalal El Ahdab (For: SOGEA-SATOM · SOLETANCHE BACHY INTERNATIONAL)
Paris Court of Appeal, International Commercial Chamber, Pole 5, Chamber 16
- Judge
- Daniel Barlow
- Judge
- Fabienne Schaller
- Judge
- Laure Aldebert
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Najma El Farissi