Matter
Jules X... vessel co-ownership and insurers v American Board of Shipping (ABS)
Maritime proceedings involving vessel co-owners, insurers, and the American Board of Shipping, with French records on the scope of an arbitration clause.
Procedural record
- 19 May 1999France
19 May 1999France
Judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal dated 19 May 1999
Paris Court of Appeal
- Decision summary
- The Paris Court of Appeal held the Paris Commercial Court competent to hear the dispute because it found the arbitration clause in the classification contract inapplicable to the vessel's co-owners and insurers.
Participants
Jules X... vessel co-ownership
The vessel's insurers
American Board of Shipping (ABS)
Paris Court of Appeal
2 years, 1 month and 7 days later · 769 days
- 26 June 2001France
26 June 2001France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation
French Court of Cassation
- Decision summary
- The French Court of Cassation quashed the Paris Court of Appeal judgment in all its provisions and remanded the case to a differently composed Paris Court of Appeal. It held that the appellate court could not decline the arbitrator's priority to rule on the existence, validity, and scope of the arbitration agreement without finding that the agreement was manifestly null.
Participants
Jules X... vessel co-ownership
The vessel's insurers
American Board of Shipping (ABS)
French Court of Cassation