Matter
Horlogic International v Zeon Limited
- 6 July 1994France
6 July 1994France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 6 July 1994
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal held Zeon Limited’s jurisdictional objection inadmissible because it invoked an arbitration clause as its principal position and the jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice in London on a subsidiary basis, and referred the case and parties to the Paris Commercial Court.
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2 participantsHorlogic International
Zeon Limited
Paris Court of Appeal
2 years, 5 months and 12 days later · 896 days
- 18 December 1996France
18 December 1996France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation dated 18 December 1996
French Court of Cassation
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation quashed the Paris Court of Appeal’s judgment in full. It held that the requirement to identify a single court in a jurisdictional objection did not apply where the objecting party invoked both an arbitration agreement and territorial lack of jurisdiction, and remitted the case to the Paris Court of Appeal differently composed.
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2 authorities · 2 participantsHorlogic International
Zeon Limited
French Court of Cassation
- Date not availableFrance
Date not availableFrance
Judgment of the Paris Commercial Court on jurisdiction
Paris Commercial Court
- Decision summary
- The Paris Commercial Court rejected Zeon Limited’s jurisdictional objection in Horlogic International’s claim for damages for the alleged abusive termination of their distribution contract.
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2 participantsHorlogic International
Zeon Limited
Paris Commercial Court