Tesman Ehitus OÜ v Saaremaa Municipality (Tallinn Court of Appeal civil case 2-21-17871/21)

Procedural record

1. 16 February 2024Estonia

   16 February 2024Estonia

   Decision of the Tallinn Court of Appeal in civil case 2-21-17871/21 dated 16 February 2024

   Tallinn Court of Appeal

   Decision summary

   The Tallinn Court of Appeal dismissed Tesman Ehitus OÜ's appeal and left the Pärnu County Court's decision unchanged, while supplementing its legal reasoning. It held that the FIDIC clause 20.6 arbitration agreement formed part of the contract, was not excluded by the parties' choice of Estonian law and procedure, and was not an unreasonably detrimental standard term; the payment claim therefore remained outside the state court's jurisdiction and was not examined. Appellate costs were left to Tesman Ehitus OÜ.

   Participants

   Tesman Ehitus OÜ

   Representative

   Jüri Reede (For: Tesman Ehitus OÜ)

   Saaremaa Municipality

   Representative

   Veikko Puolakainen (For: Saaremaa Municipality)

   Tallinn Court of Appeal

   Authorities cited

   10

   • Estonian Code of Civil Procedure (Tsiviilkohtumenetluse seadustik (TsMS))
     statute
   • Estonian Law of Obligations Act (Võlaõigusseadus (VÕS))
     statute
   • Estonian General Part of the Civil Code Act (Tsiviilseadustiku üldosa seadus (TsÜS))
     statute
   • Estonian Public Procurement Act (Riigihangete seadus (RHS))
     statute
   • European Code of Good Administrative Behaviour
     other
   • Estonian Supreme Court ruling of 16 January 2008 (RKTKm 16.01.2008, 3-2-1-130-07)
     case
   • Estonian Supreme Court judgment of 3 May 2016 (RKTKo 03.05.2016, 3-2-1-20-16)
     case
   • Estonian Supreme Court judgment of 15 April 2004 (RKTKo 15.04.2004, 3-2-1-34-04)
     case
   • Estonian Supreme Court judgment of 18 June 2007 (RKTKo 18.06.2007, 3-2-1-76-07)
     case
   • Estonian Supreme Court judgment of 19 December 2017 (RKTKo 19.12.2017, 2-15-15662/55)
     case