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Groupe […] v CDR créances and CDR-Consortium de réalisation (French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, Judgment No. 932, 30 June 2016)

Substantive governing law
French law
  1. 7 July 2008Arbitration

    7 July 2008Arbitration

    Arbitral Award dated 7 July 2008

    Decision summary
    The tribunal found that the CDR companies had breached the duties of loyalty and the prohibition on acting as counterparty, and ordered them jointly and severally to pay EUR 240 million plus interest to the judicial liquidators. It fixed moral damages for M. and Mme O... at EUR 45 million and liquidation expenses at EUR 8,448,529.29.

    Supporting details

    8 participants
    CDR créances
    CDR-Consortium de réalisation
    MJA
    EMJ
    M. et Mme O...
    Institution
    Arbitrator
    M. N...
    Arbitrator
    M. S...
    Arbitrator
    M. H...

    4 months and 20 days later · 143 days

  2. 27 November 2008Arbitration

    27 November 2008Arbitration

    Arbitral Award on Liquidation Costs dated 27 November 2008

    Decision summary
    The tribunal issued a further sentence concerning liquidation costs in the Groupe […] and CDR arbitration.

    Supporting details

    5 participants
    CDR créances
    CDR-Consortium de réalisation
    Institution
    Arbitrator
    M. N...
    Arbitrator
    M. S...
    Arbitrator
    M. H...
  3. 27 November 2008Arbitration

    27 November 2008Arbitration

    Interpretive Arbitral Award dated 27 November 2008 (first)

    Decision summary
    The tribunal issued a sentence on a request for interpretation of the principal 7 July 2008 award.
  4. 27 November 2008Arbitration

    27 November 2008Arbitration

    Interpretive Arbitral Award dated 27 November 2008 (second)

    Decision summary
    The tribunal issued a second sentence on a request for interpretation of the principal 7 July 2008 award.

    6 years, 2 months and 21 days later · 2273 days

  5. 17 February 2015France

    17 February 2015France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 17 February 2015

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal held that the arbitration giving rise to the 2008 sentences was domestic, accepted the CDR companies' revision proceedings, and ordered retraction of the 7 July and 27 November 2008 sentences.

    1 year, 4 months and 13 days later · 499 days

  6. 30 June 2016France

    30 June 2016France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber, No. 932 dated 30 June 2016

    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Citation
    Cass. 1e civ., 30 June 2016, No. 932, appeals Nos. M 15-13.755, Y 15-13.904 and K 15-14.145
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation joined three appeals and rejected them. It upheld the domestic character of the arbitration and the revision of the 2008 sentences, holding that an arbitrator's concealment of circumstances capable of creating a reasonable doubt about independence and impartiality, undertaken to favor a party, may constitute fraud warranting retraction of an arbitral sentence.

    Supporting details

    10 authorities · 9 participants
    Groupe […]
    CDR créances
    CDR-Consortium de réalisation
    M. et Mme O...
    MJA
    EMJ
    French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Authorities cited

    10
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 1492 (now Article 1504)
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 595
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 1460 and following (old numbering)
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Articles 1469 and 1470 (old numbering; now Articles 1479 and 1480)
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure, Article 700
      statute
    • French Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 11
      statute
    • European Convention on Human Rights, Article 6
      treaty
    • Paris Court of Appeal judgment of 30 September 2005 (Paris Court of Appeal, 30 September 2005)
      case
    • French Court of Cassation Full Court judgment of 9 October 2006 (French Court of Cassation, Full Court, 9 October 2006)
      case
    • French Court of Cassation Criminal Chamber decision of 30 September 2015 (French Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber, 30 September 2015, No. 15-90.014)
      case

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