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Euro Disney v Impresa Pizzarotti and SOGI (French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber, 11 October 1995)

  1. 3 July 1992France

    3 July 1992France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal, Fourteenth Chamber Section B, dated 3 July 1992

    Paris Court of Appeal, Fourteenth Chamber Section B

    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the interim order directing an expert examination of the works performed under the contracts. The examination could compare the completed works with the contractual specifications and determine whether work outside the initial contract had been performed without requiring the expert to interpret the contract.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 3 participants
    Euro Disney SCA
    Impresa Pizzarotti et C. SPA
    SOGI
    Paris Court of Appeal, Fourteenth Chamber Section B

    Authorities cited

    1
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 1442 et seq.
      statute

    3 years, 3 months and 8 days later · 1195 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 of Cassation dismissed Euro Disney's appeal and ordered it to pay the costs. It held that an arbitration agreement did not prevent the interim judge from ordering, under Article 145 of the French New Code of Civil Procedure and before the competent tribunal was seized, legally admissible evidentiary measures, including measures extending beyond material observations. It further held that the expert mission did not encroach on the arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction because comparing completed works with the contractual specifications did not require interpreting the contract.

    Supporting details

    3 authorities · 14 participants
    Euro Disney SCA
    Representative
    Baraduc-Benabent (For: Euro Disney SCA)
    Impresa Pizzarotti et C. SPA
    Representative
    SCP Célice and Blancpain (For: Impresa Pizzarotti et C. SPA · SOGI)
    SOGI
    Representative
    SCP Célice and Blancpain (For: Impresa Pizzarotti et C. 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

    3
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 1442 et seq.
      statute
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure, Article 145
      statute
    • French New Code of Civil Procedure, Article 238
      statute
  3. Date not availableArbitration

    Date not availableArbitration

    Order of the President of the Commercial Court granting an expert examination

    Decision summary
    The order directed an expert examination concerning the works performed under the construction contracts, including their extent and conformity with the parties' initial contractual provisions.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    Euro Disney SCA
    Impresa Pizzarotti et C. SPA
    SOGI

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