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Matter

[J] SpA v [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A and [H] SGPS S.A (Paris Court of Appeal RG 24/07876)

Case no.
25858/DDA/AZO/SP/ETT
Applicable rules
2017 ICC Arbitration Rules
  1. 25 September 2023Arbitration

    25 September 2023Arbitration

    Final arbitral award dated 25 September 2023

    International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce

    Decision summary
    The sole arbitrator declared the claim concerning a €67,959,000 penalty inadmissible, found the tribunal competent over [H] and found breaches by [R] [N] of the Master Franchise Agreement. The award ordered [R] [N] to stop specified uses of Midas experience and pay [J] €419,000, rejected the remaining contractual and customer-indemnity claims, allocated arbitration and defence costs, and ordered provisional enforcement.

    Supporting details

    1 authority · 5 participants
    [J] SpA
    [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A
    [H] SGPS S.A
    International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
    Institutional administrator
    International Chamber of Commerce
    Arbitrator
    [X] [W]

    Authorities cited

    1
    • LCA
      statute

    3 months and 22 days later · 113 days

  2. 16 January 2024Arbitration

    16 January 2024Arbitration

    Decision and addendum on fees dated 16 January 2024

    International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce

    Decision summary
    The sole arbitrator rejected [J]'s correction and interpretation requests, allocated the additional ICC costs of USD 12,500 to [J], ordered [J] to reimburse €14,141.25 in reasonable defence costs, and rejected all other requests.

    Supporting details

    4 participants
    [J] SpA
    [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A
    [H] SGPS S.A
    International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce
    Arbitrator
    [X] [W]

    1 year, 10 months and 25 days later · 695 days

  3. 11 December 2025France

    11 December 2025France

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in the case RG 24/07876 dated 11 December 2025

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Case no.
    RG 24/07876 - Portalis 35L7-V-B7I-CJKSM
    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal rejected [J] SpA's requests to revoke the closure order and reopen the proceedings, declared inadmissible its total and partial annulment requests concerning the 16 January 2024 ICC decision and fees addendum, and declared inadmissible its damages claim against [R] [N] and [H]. It dismissed the remaining claims, dismissed the respondents' damages claims, ordered [J] to pay the costs, and ordered [J] to pay each respondent €30,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.

    Supporting details

    4 authorities · 17 participants
    [J] SpA
    Representative
    Audrey LAZIMI (For: [J] SpA)
    Representative
    SELEURL AUDREY LAZIMI AVOCAT (For: [J] SpA)
    Representative
    Benoît LE BARS (For: [J] SpA)
    Representative
    LAZAREFFLEBARSEURL (For: [J] SpA)
    [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A
    Representative
    Luca DE MARIA (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    SELARL PELLERIN - DE MARIA - GUERRE (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    Pierre DUPREY (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    Daria ASTAKHOVA (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    Willia ZOUAOUI (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    AUDIT-DUPREY-FEKL (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    [H] SGPS S.A
    Representative
    Luca DE MARIA (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    SELARL PELLERIN - DE MARIA - GUERRE (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    Pierre DUPREY (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    Daria ASTAKHOVA (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    Willia ZOUAOUI (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Representative
    AUDIT-DUPREY-FEKL (For: [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A · [H] SGPS S.A)
    Paris Court of Appeal
    Court clerk
    Najma EL FARISSI

    Authorities cited

    4
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute
    • 2017 ICC Arbitration Rules
      regulation
    • Paris Court of Appeal, 25 February 2020, Dommo (CA Paris, 25 February 2020, Dommo)
      case-law
  4. Date not availableFrance

    Date not availableFrance

    Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal rejecting the challenge to the final award dated 25 September 2023

    Paris Court of Appeal

    Decision summary
    The Paris Court of Appeal rejected [J] SpA's annulment challenge to the final arbitral award dated 25 September 2023.

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[J] SpA v [R] [N] - Reparacao de Automoveis S.A and [H] SGPS S.A (Paris Court of Appeal RG 24/07876) · Matter