Matter
Jean-François X... v Alstom Hydro France
Arbitration over a lawyer’s success fees for work linked to a Venezuelan hydropower project, with later French court proceedings against Alstom Hydro France.
Procedural record
- 15 September 2010Venezuela
15 September 2010Venezuela
Venezuelan arbitral tribunal order of 15 September 2010
- Decision summary
- The Venezuelan arbitral tribunal held the arbitration agreement ineffective and found that it lacked jurisdiction over the fee dispute.
Participants
Jean-François X...
Consorcio Alstom Power Hidro (CAPHI)
2 years, 2 months and 27 days later · 819 days
- 12 December 2012France
12 December 2012France
Judgment of the Versailles Court of Appeal dated 12 December 2012
Versailles Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Versailles Court of Appeal held the French courts competent to hear Jean-François X...'s claim against Alstom Hydro France for success fees, reversed the decision declining jurisdiction, and remanded the case to the Tribunal de grande instance of Nanterre.
Participants
Alstom Hydro France
Jean-François X...
Versailles Court of Appeal
1 year, 3 months and 21 days later · 476 days
- 2 April 2014France
2 April 2014France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber dated 2 April 2014
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
- Decision summary
- The Court of Cassation dismissed Alstom Hydro France's appeal and upheld French jurisdiction over Jean-François X...'s claim for success fees. It rejected the argument that the Venezuelan arbitration clause or the parties' connection with Venezuela displaced the jurisdiction of the French courts, and awarded X... EUR 3,000 under Article 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
Participants
Alstom Hydro France
- Representative
- SCP Richard (For: Alstom Hydro France)
Jean-François X...
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber