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Tesman Ehitus OÜ v Saaremaa vald (Pärnu County Court 2-21-17871/12)

Estonian proceedings concerning Tesman and Saaremaa held that a FIDIC arbitration clause was valid and excluded the payment claim from state-court review.

International commercial arbitration
Construction arbitration
Jurisdiction and arbitration agreements

Applicable rules: ICC Arbitration Rules

30 November 2023Estonia
30 November 2023Estonia
Judgment of Pärnu County Court, Kuressaare Courthouse in the case 2-21-17871/12 dated 30 November 2023
Pärnu County Court, Kuressaare Courthouse
Decision summary
The court held that the parties had a valid arbitration agreement in clause 20.6 of the FIDIC contract and rejected the request to declare that agreement absent or void. It left Tesman Ehitus OÜ's claim for EUR 96,391 in principal and interest out of court review because the dispute fell within the arbitration agreement, and assigned the procedural costs to the claimant.
Participants
Tesman Ehitus OÜ
Representative
Jüri Reede (For: Tesman Ehitus OÜ)
Saaremaa vald
Representative
Veikko Puolakainen (For: Saaremaa vald)
Pärnu County Court, Kuressaare Courthouse
Judge
Rajar Miller
Authorities cited
6
- Estonian Code of Civil Procedure
  statute
- Estonian Law of Obligations Act
  statute
- Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, 1958
  treaty
- Supreme Court of Estonia decision 3-2-1-130-07 (Supreme Court of Estonia, 16 January 2008, case no. 3-2-1-130-07)
  case-law
- Supreme Court of Estonia decision 3-2-1-34-04 (Supreme Court of Estonia, 15 April 2002, case no. 3-2-1-34-04)
  case-law
- Supreme Court of Estonia decision 3-2-1-38-02 (Supreme Court of Estonia, 28 March 2002, case no. 3-2-1-38-02)
  case-law
Source

Procedural record

Participants

Tesman Ehitus OÜ

Saaremaa vald

Pärnu County Court, Kuressaare Courthouse

Authorities cited