Swiss Arbitration Decisions

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Withdrawn export report prevents any claim of violation of due process
January 6, 2016

The case involved an investment agreement between a French company and a Spanish company. The contract was governed by Spanish law and provided for ICC arbitration in Geneva.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_572/2015
Original language: 
French
Published: 
34 ASA Bull 171 (2016)
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__
Respondent: 
B.__ SA
Counsel
Appellant: 
Zeljic Dragan
Respondent: 
Geisinger Elliott Geisinger
Cremades Anne-Carole
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 6 janvier 2016 4A 572 2015.pdf
Objections not raised in the arbitration are forfeited
February 1, 2016

In a share purchase agreement governed by German law and providing for ICC arbitration in Zürich, a dispute arose, involving a possible adjustment to the purchase price. In case of disagreement, the price adjustment was to be assessed by a “neutral auditor” whose determination would be “binding.” The parties could not reach an understanding and there was arbitration with claims and counterclaims.

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_428/2015
Original language: 
German
Published: 
ASA 2016, p. 718
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__
Respondent: 
B.__
Counsel
Appellant: 
Triebold Claudius
Haberbeck Philipp H.
Respondent: 
Pestalozzi Christophe M.
Zuberbühler Tobias
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 1 février 2016 4A 428 2015.pdf
Chairman: 
Ehle Bernd
Arbitrator (s): 
Nedden Jan Heiner
Busse Daniel
Domestic case or appeal withdrawn or manifestly inadmissible
February 16, 2016

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_43/2016
Original language: 
Italian
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__
Respondent: 
B.__
Counsel
Appellant: 
Peran Xenia
Respondent: 
Studio legale Ghiggia
Domestic case or appeal withdrawn or manifestly inadmissible
February 25, 2016

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_492/2015
Original language: 
German
Published: 
ATF 142 III 230
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__
Respondent: 
B.__ AG
Counsel
Appellant: 
Schilter Arthur
Respondent: 
Frei Nina J.
Domestic case or appeal withdrawn or manifestly inadmissible
February 25, 2016

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_490/2015
Original language: 
German
Published: 
ATF 142 III 230
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__
Respondent: 
B.__ AG
Counsel
Appellant: 
Schilter Arthur
Respondent: 
Frei Nina J.
Domestic case or appeal withdrawn or manifestly inadmissible
February 17, 2016

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_494/2015
Original language: 
German
Parties
Appellant: 
FC A.__ AG
Respondent: 
FC B.__ AG
Counsel
Appellant: 
Iseli Daniel
Respondent: 
Jenny Christian
Unsigned arbitration clause upheld
February 18, 2016

The case involved the relationship between an Iranian company and a Cypriot company with regard to steel products. A couple of transactions were concluded in the spring of 2012, including a sales contract, but no payments were made. Along with the sales contract, a draft Framework Contract was sent to the Iranian company. It included an arbitration clause providing for Swiss Chamber of Commerce arbitration in Lugano, according to the Swiss Rules.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_84/2015
Original language: 
French
Published: 
ATF 142 III 239, Bull. ASA 2016, p. 967
Parties
Appellant: 
X.__ Co.
Respondent: 
Z.__ Ltd.
Counsel
Appellant: 
Arfazadeh Homayoon
Respondent: 
Molino Andrea
Bronz Geraldine
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 18 février 2016 4A 84 2016.pdf
Chairman: 
Rigozzi Antonio
Mandatory pre-arbitration procedure not complied with results in annulment of the award
March 16, 2016

The case involved two contracts of association between a BVI company and an Algerian state entity for oil-related exploration in Algeria.

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_628/2015
Original language: 
French
Published: 
ATF 142 III 296
Parties
Appellant: 
X.__ Ltd.
Respondent: 
Y.__ S.p.A.
Counsel
Appellant: 
Ritter Dominique
Grisel Diane
Respondent: 
Geisinger Elliott
Cremades Anne-Carole
Raneda Julie
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 16 mars 2016 4A 628 2015.pdf
Chairman: 
de Boisseson Mathieu
Arbitrator (s): 
Clay Thomas
Mourre Alexis
Provisional determination of jurisdiction not capable of appeal
January 28, 2016

The manager of a cycling team, who is a citizen of Belgium and domiciled in Spain, was involved as sport manager with several cycling teams, including in the United States. He was a member of the Belgian Cycling Federation and the holder of a license issued by the Union Cycliste Internationale. On the form he signed was a reference to anti-doping regulations and the exclusive jurisdiction of the CAS.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_222/2015
Original language: 
French
Parties
Appellant: 
X.___
Respondent: 
United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Counsel
Appellant: 
Besson Sébastien
Respondent: 
Roux François
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 28 janvier 2016 4A 222 2015.pdf
Domestic public policy v. international public policy
March 8, 2016

The case involved a dispute between two professional football clubs, which entered into a contract in 2010 concerning a certain professional player. As is fairly usual, the transfer of the player by one club to the other was accompanied by certain commitments in case of a subsequent transfer. A contractual penalty could apply in various circumstances.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_510/2015
Original language: 
French
Published: 
Bull. ASA 2016, p. 928
Parties
Appellant: 
X.__
Respondent: 
Y.__
Counsel
Appellant: 
Steinmann Yannick
Respondent: 
Maire Laurent
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 8 mars 2016 4A 510 2015.pdf
Alleged unpredictability of reasons rejected
June 27, 2016

While the case is a cause célèbre because it involved the performance and breach of contracts between an Israeli state-owned company and the National Oil Company of Iran and went through an interminable judicial saga, the matter is actually of limited interest from a legal point of view.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_322/2015
Original language: 
French
Parties
Appellant: 
S.__ SA
Respondent: 
Y.__
Z.__ Company
Counsel
Appellant: 
Brown-Berset Dominique
Ritter Dominique
Haymann Eric
Bloch Daniel
Respondent: 
Wolfgang Peter
Arfazadeh Homayoon
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 27 juin 2016 4A 322 2015.pdf
The right to be heard does not encompass the right to an accurate decision
March 22, 2016

Pursuant to a 2009 contract between a Brazilian football player and a Portuguese club, a claim for termination in breach of the contract was filed by the player with the FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber. The claim was upheld by the Dispute Resolution Chamber and then essentially confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Panel (chairman Stuart McInnes with arbitrators Stephan Breidenbach and Rui Botica Santos) added interest to the amount to be paid.

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_678/2015
Original language: 
German
Published: 
35 ASA Bull 390 (2017)
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__
Respondent: 
B.__
Counsel
Appellant: 
Noth Michael
Abegg Barbara
Respondent: 
Zicarelli Rodrigues Mendes Gabriella
de Andrade Mendes Vinicius
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 22 mars 2016 4A 678 2015.pdf
No appeal without a specific interest to the annulment of the award
April 1, 2016

The case involved a professional football player who had played for three clubs – despite the fact that the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players limit a player’s ability to enter official games on behalf of more than two clubs during the same season.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_620/2015
Original language: 
French
Published: 
35 ASA Bull 763 (2017)
Parties
Appellant: 
X.__
Respondent: 
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Counsel
Appellant: 
Montavon Gérard
Droz Gaétan
Respondent: 
Jenny Christian
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 1 avril 2016 4A 620 2015.pdf
Agreed upon rules of procedure do bind the parties
April 26, 2016

The case involved a 2003 contract for the sale of certain shares, governed by Turkish law, and a distributorship agreement concluded a few days later. The share purchase agreement contained an arbitration clause providing for ICC arbitration in Zürich.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_342/2015
Original language: 
French
Published: 
ATF 142 III 360, 35 ASA Bull 178 (2017)
Parties
Appellant: 
1. X1.__
2. X2.__
3. X3.__
4. X4.__
Respondent: 
Z.__ GmbH
Counsel
Appellant: 
Lachenal Bernard
Stoyanov Léonard
Respondent: 
Voser Nathalie
George Anya
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 26 Avril 2016 4A 342 2015.pdf
Chairman: 
Peter Wolfgang
Arbitrator entitled to organize the proceedings as he deems appropriate
May 3, 2016

The dispute concerned two contracts governed by Swiss law and containing the same arbitration clause, the purpose of which was for one party to invest in the shares of a certain fund through another party, who may or may not have represented that the fund’s custodial bank was guaranteeing the capital of the investment.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_42/2016
Original language: 
French
Published: 
34 ASA Bull 958 (2016)
Parties
Appellant: 
A.X.__ Sàrl
Respondent: 
1. Y.__
2. Z.__
Counsel
Appellant: 
Wilhelm Christophe
Respondent: 
Bühler Micha
Meier Fabian
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 3 mai 2016 4A 42 2016.pdf
Chairman: 
Geisinger Elliott

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