Matter
Heppner Société de Transports v [L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y] and [L] Worldwide Logistics (Paris Court of Appeal RG 25/02192)
- 25 May 2021France
25 May 2021France
Order of the Bobigny Commercial Court dated 25 May 2021
Bobigny Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- The Bobigny Commercial Court authorized Heppner's evidentiary measure under Article 145 of the French Code of Civil Procedure; the measure was executed on 17 June 2021.
Supporting details
1 authority · 1 participantS.A.S. Heppner Societe de Transports
Bobigny Commercial Court
5 months and 1 day later · 154 days
- 26 October 2021France
26 October 2021France
Order of the Bobigny Commercial Court dated 26 October 2021
Bobigny Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- The Bobigny Commercial Court rejected [L]'s application to retract the 25 May 2021 order authorizing the evidentiary measure.
5 months and 19 days later · 170 days
- 14 April 2022France
14 April 2022France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 14 April 2022
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the Bobigny Commercial Court's rejection of [L]'s application to retract the order authorizing the evidentiary measure.
2 years, 9 months and 7 days later · 1013 days
- 21 January 2025France
21 January 2025France
Judgment of the Bobigny Commercial Court dated 21 January 2025
Bobigny Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- The Bobigny Commercial Court held the jurisdictional objection well-founded, declared itself incompetent to hear Heppner's claims against [L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y] and [L] Worldwide Logistics, invited Heppner to proceed before the proper forum, and ordered Heppner to pay the two companies EUR 10,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure and the costs.
Supporting details
1 authority · 3 participantsS.A.S. Heppner Societe de Transports
[L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y]
S.A.S.U. [L] Worldwide Logistics
Bobigny Commercial Court
16 days later · 16 days
- 6 February 2025France
6 February 2025France
Presidential Order of the Bobigny Commercial Court dated 6 February 2025
Bobigny Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- The President of the Bobigny Commercial Court authorized Heppner to issue fixed-date summonses to the German entity and to [L] Worldwide Logistics in the appeal-related procedural steps described in the judgment.
Supporting details
1 participantS.A.S. Heppner Societe de Transports
Bobigny Commercial Court
8 months and 4 days later · 246 days
- 10 October 2025France
10 October 2025France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in case RG 25/02192 dated 10 October 2025
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the Bobigny Commercial Court's decision declaring itself incompetent to hear Heppner's claims against [L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y] and [L] Worldwide Logistics concerning the non-solicitation undertaking and related unfair-competition allegations. It held that the dispute was connected with the 1994 partnership agreement containing the ICC arbitration clause and that the clause was not manifestly inapplicable. The court held Heppner's request for evocation moot, ordered it to pay the appeal costs, and ordered it to pay the two [L] companies EUR 10,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
Supporting details
1 authority · 14 participantsS.A.S. Heppner Societe de Transports
- Representative
- Vincent Ribaut (For: S.A.S. Heppner Societe de Transports)
- Representative
- Fanny Callede (For: S.A.S. Heppner Societe de Transports)
- Representative
- SCP GRV Associes (For: S.A.S. Heppner Societe de Transports)
- Representative
- SELARL Joffe & Associes (For: S.A.S. Heppner Societe de Transports)
[L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y]
- Representative
- Emmanuel Jarry (For: [L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y] · S.A.S.U. [L] Worldwide Logistics)
- Representative
- Stephanie Schweitzer (For: [L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y] · S.A.S.U. [L] Worldwide Logistics)
- Representative
- Cabinet HFW (For: [L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y] · S.A.S.U. [L] Worldwide Logistics)
S.A.S.U. [L] Worldwide Logistics
- Representative
- Emmanuel Jarry (For: [L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y] · S.A.S.U. [L] Worldwide Logistics)
- Representative
- Stephanie Schweitzer (For: [L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y] · S.A.S.U. [L] Worldwide Logistics)
- Representative
- Cabinet HFW (For: [L] Worldwide Logistics Germany GmbH & Co [Y] · S.A.S.U. [L] Worldwide Logistics)
Paris Court of Appeal
- Judge
- Veronique Renard
- Judge
- Marie Salord
- Judge
- Gilles Buffet
Other
- Court Reporter
- Carole Trejaut