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J G O v H2 Holding SAL and Others (ICC arbitration and Paris proceedings)

Case no.
ICC arbitration case no. 25640/AYZ/ELU
  1. 21 November 2022Arbitration

    21 November 2022Arbitration

    ICC Arbitral Award rendered in Beirut on 21 November 2022

    International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce

    Decision summary
    The tribunal held H2 Holding S.A.L., M. [M] [J] [F] [O], M. [J] [F] [O], M. [X] [J] [F] [O] and Resource Group Holding SAL jointly liable to pay USD 5,000,000 in contractual penalties, continuing penalties subject to liquidation and possible reduction, and USD 139,500 in arbitration costs to M. [J] [G] [O]. The award made the payment to M. [J] [G] [O] for his account and that of M. [G] [S] [O].

    Supporting details

    7 participants
    M. [J] [G] [O]
    M. [G] [S] [O]
    H2 Holding S.A.L.
    M. [M] [J] [F] [O]
    M. [J] [F] [O]
    M. [X] [J] [F] [O]
    Resource Group Holding SAL
    International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce

    1 year, 3 months and 5 days later · 462 days

  2. 26 February 2024France

    26 February 2024France

    Exequatur Order of the President of the Paris Judicial Court dated 26 February 2024

    Paris Judicial Court

    Case no.
    RG 24/00417
    Decision summary
    The President of the Paris Judicial Court granted exequatur to the ICC arbitral award rendered in Beirut on 21 November 2022.

    1 year, 8 months and 18 days later · 626 days

  3. 13 November 2025France

    13 November 2025France

    Interlocutory Order of the Paris Court of Appeal case-management judge dated 13 November 2025

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Case no.
    RG 24/16280
    Decision summary
    The case-management judge rejected the international lis pendens objection and the request for a stay, refused to halt enforcement of the ICC award rendered on 21 November 2022, and ordered the appellants jointly to pay EUR 10,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure and the costs of the incident.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 12 participants
    Société H2 HOLDING SAL
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O]
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Monsieur [J] [F] [O]
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O]
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [M] [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [J] [F] [O] · Monsieur [X] [J] [F] [O] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Monsieur [J] [G] [O]
    Representative
    Me Matthieu BOCCON GIBOD (For: Monsieur [J] [G] [O])
    Representative
    ME Lionet KOEHLER-MAGNE (For: Monsieur [J] [G] [O])
    Paris Court of Appeal
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Najma EL FARISSI

    Authorities cited

    2
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute

    7 months and 3 days later · 215 days

  4. 16 June 2026France

    16 June 2026France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 16 June 2026

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Case no.
    RG 25/00812
    Citation
    45/2026
    Decision summary
    On the appeal by referral, the Paris Court of Appeal rejected the international lis pendens objection and the request for a stay, rejected the request to annul the case-management order, declared the referral inadmissible insofar as it challenged the refusal to halt enforcement of the award, and confirmed the order in all its provisions. It ordered the appellants jointly to pay the costs and EUR 20,000 under article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 14 participants
    Société H2 HOLDING SAL
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E]
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Monsieur [Q] [S] [E]
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E]
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL
    Representative
    Me Audrey SCHWAB (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Representative
    Me Manuel TOMAS (For: Société H2 HOLDING SAL · Monsieur [U] [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [Q] [S] [E] · Monsieur [X] [Q] [S] [E] · Société RESOURCE GROUP HOLDING SAL)
    Monsieur [Q] [R] [E]
    Representative
    Me Matthieu BOCCON GIBOD (For: Monsieur [Q] [R] [E])
    Representative
    Me Lionel KOEHLER-MAGNE (For: Monsieur [Q] [R] [E])
    Paris Court of Appeal
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Najma EL FARISSI

    Authorities cited

    2
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute

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