Matter
Fortis banque v X... spouses (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, 6 March 2007)
- 21 March 2001Belgium
21 March 2001Belgium
Judgment of the Mons Court of Appeal dated 21 March 2001
Mons Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Mons Court of Appeal condemned the X... spouses, who were domiciled in France, to pay a sum of money to Fortis banque.
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2 participantsFortis banque
X... spouses
Mons Court of Appeal
4 years, 3 months and 9 days later · 1562 days
- 30 June 2005France
30 June 2005France
Judgment of the Amiens Court of Appeal dated 30 June 2005
Amiens Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Amiens Court of Appeal confirmed the grant of exequatur in France to the 21 March 2001 judgment of the Mons Court of Appeal, which had condemned the X... spouses to pay a sum of money to Fortis banque.
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2 participantsFortis banque
X... spouses
Amiens Court of Appeal
1 year, 8 months and 4 days later · 614 days
- 6 March 2007France
6 March 2007France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber dated 6 March 2007
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation rejected the X... spouses' appeal and upheld the grant of exequatur in France to the 21 March 2001 judgment of the Mons Court of Appeal. It held that the non-adversarial exequatur procedure under the Brussels Convention was compatible with Article 6 fair-trial guarantees because the available remedies protected adversarial process and a fair trial; the spouses were ordered to pay costs and EUR 2,000 under Article 700 of the New Code of Civil Procedure.
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3 authorities · 2 participantsFortis banque
X... spouses
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber