Matter
State of Qatar v Creighton Limited (French Court of Cassation)
Qatar and Creighton’s arbitration over a hospital construction contract in Doha, with French court review of challenges to the arbitrator’s independence.
Procedural record
- 16 March 1999France
16 March 1999France
Decision of the French Court of Cassation in State of Qatar v Creighton Limited
French Court of Cassation
- Decision summary
- The French Court of Cassation dismissed Qatar's appeal against the Paris Court of Appeal judgment rejecting its application to set aside three arbitral awards in its dispute with Creighton Limited over a hospital construction contract in Doha. It held that the Court of Appeal had lawfully assessed the arbitrator's independence and impartiality and found no basis for a reasonable doubt about them.
Participants
State of Qatar
Creighton Limited
French Court of Cassation
- Date not availableArbitration
Date not availableArbitration
Three arbitral awards rendered in Paris
Participants
State of Qatar
Creighton Limited
Institution
- Arbitrator
- Gordon X...