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Euro-Disney SCA v Impresa Pizzarotti et CIE SPA and Sogi

  1. 25 November 1992France

    25 November 1992France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 25 November 1992

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The court extended the expert mission to include financial evaluations of modifications to the planned works, the value of works completed, and their cost, while preserving the arbitrators' freedom to assess the expert findings.

    2 years, 10 months and 16 days later · 1050 days

  2. 11 October 1995France

    11 October 1995France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber dated 11 October 1995

    French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber

    Decision summary
    The court dismissed Euro-Disney SCA's appeal and upheld the extension of an expert mission to quantify changes to the works, completed works, and their costs. It held that an arbitration agreement did not prevent a référé judge from ordering legally admissible investigative measures under Article 145 of the French New Code of Civil Procedure before the arbitral tribunal was seized, and that the expert evaluations did not bind the arbitrators.

    Supporting details

    4 authorities · 15 participants
    Euro-Disney SCA
    Representative
    Euro-Disney (For: Euro-Disney SCA)
    Representative
    Baraduc-Benabent (For: Euro-Disney SCA)
    Impresa Pizzarotti et CIE SPA
    Representative
    SCP Célice et Blancpain (For: Impresa Pizzarotti et CIE SPA · Sogi)
    Sogi
    Representative
    SCP Célice et Blancpain (For: Impresa Pizzarotti et CIE SPA · Sogi)
    French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber
    Judge
    Zakine
    Judge
    Buffet
    Judge
    Laplace
    Judge
    Vigroux
    Judge
    Séné
    Judge
    Chardon
    Advocate General
    Tatu
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Claude Gautier

    Authorities cited

    4
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure, Article 625
      statute
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 1442 and following
      statute
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure, Article 145
      statute
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure, Article 872
      statute
  3. Date not availableFrance

    Date not availableFrance

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber in Appeal No. C 92-20.265

    French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber

    Decision summary
    The court dismissed the appeal against the judgment that appointed the expert and fixed the expert's mission.

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