Matter
Gibsonia Invest v Alexandre H... (French Court of Cassation X 16-20.416)
- 10 January 2018France
10 January 2018France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber in the case X 16-20.416 dated 10 January 2018
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Citation
- Arrêt no 6 F-P+B
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation rejected Gibsonia Invest's appeal. It held that recognition and enforcement of a foreign judgment may be sought incidentally, including for the first time on appeal where the requesting party was not represented at first instance, and upheld the exequatur of Alexandre H...'s Florida bankruptcy discharge. The discharge extinguished Gibsonia Invest's assigned civil damages claim because the assignment had not made Gibsonia Invest the victim of the offence; the Court found no violation of French international public policy, rejected the remaining ground, awarded costs against Gibsonia Invest, and ordered it to pay Alexandre and Guy H... EUR 3,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
Supporting details
6 authorities · 22 participantsGibsonia Invest
- Representative
- SCP Meier-Bourdeau et Lécuyer (For: Gibsonia Invest)
Alexandre H...
- Representative
- SCP Potier de La Varde, Buk-Lament et Robillot (For: Alexandre H... · Guy H...)
Evelyne Y...
Guy H...
- Representative
- SCP Potier de La Varde, Buk-Lament et Robillot (For: Alexandre H... · Guy H...)
Dominique J...
Maria K...
Z... A...
Anne B...
Denise C...
Edith D...
L...
Amalia E...
Emmanuel F...
Léa F...
Amis du monastère du Sinai Sainte-Catherine
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Judge
- X...
- Judge
- G...
- Judge
- Wallon
- Advocate General
- Prosecutor General
Other
- Institutional administrator
- Pecquenard