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Request for revision rejected - degree of proof of violation of due process
October 13, 2009

The case involved a Russian racing cyclist, Vladimir Gusev and a Belgian Company, Olympus SARL. Olympus hired Gusev for two years on November 15, 2007 and the contract was governed by Swiss law. On July 23rd, 2008, Olympus terminated the contract, alleging that a medical report seriously suggested that the cyclist had taken exogenous EPO.

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_352/2009
Original language: 
French
Published: 
28 ASA Bull 634 (2010), 639
also see 3 SwissIntArbRep 441, 453 (2009)
Parties
Appellant: 
X.__ Sàrl
Respondent: 
Y.__
X.__ Sàrl
Counsel
Appellant: 
Hornung Douglas
Bersheda Tetiana
Respondent: 
Taminelli Rocco
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 13 octobre 2009 4A 352 2009.pdf
Chairman: 
Pintó Sala José Juan
Arbitrator (s): 
Croock Guido de
Bernasconi Michele
Request for revision rejected - degree of proof of violation of due process
October 13, 2009

The case involved a Russian racing cyclist, Vladimir Gusev and a Belgian Company, Olympus SARL. Olympus hired Gusev for two years on November 15, 2007 and the contract was governed by Swiss law. On July 23rd, 2008, Olympus terminated the contract, alleging that a medical report seriously suggested that the cyclist had taken exogenous EPO.

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_368/2009
Original language: 
French
Published: 
28 ASA Bull 634 (2010), 639
also see 3 SwissIntArbRep 441, 453 (2009)
Parties
Appellant: 
X.__ Sàrl
Respondent: 
Y.__
Counsel
Appellant: 
Hornung Douglas
Bersheda Tetiana
Respondent: 
Taminelli Rocco
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 13 octobre 2009 4A 368 2009.pdf
Chairman: 
Pintó Sala José Juan
Arbitrator (s): 
Croock Guido de
Bernasconi Michele
Proceedings before the Federal Tribunal stayed when there is a preliminary issue to be determined in a foreign court
July 23, 2014

The case involved a dispute concerning services performed in a large development and construction project in Ukraine. Two Cypriot companies were involved. They had concluded a contract concerning the management and the supervision of the project containing an ICC arbitration clause. One of the companies went bankrupt and sought the reimbursement of some payments made to the other by starting arbitration proceedings.

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_118/2014
Original language: 
German
Published: 
33 ASA Bull 126 (2015)
Parties
Appellant: 
X.__ Ltd.
Respondent: 
Y.__ Ltd.
Counsel
Appellant: 
Meyer Bernhard F.
Vock Dominik
Respondent: 
Bersheda Tetiana
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 23 juillet 2014 4A 118 2014.pdf
Different between a mere procedural order and an award
November 4, 2014

The case involved a 2013 contract governed by Swiss law between a New York company and a Swiss company for the construction of a Turkish bath in a Gstaad chalet. As the price of the hammam was substantial – some USD 31 million – the contract provided for payment in various installments and contained an arbitration clause in favour of  the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution rules (Swiss Rules) with venue in Geneva.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_446/2014
Original language: 
French
Published: 
35 ASA Bull 370 (2017)
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__ SA
Respondent: 
B.__
C.__ Limited
D.__
Counsel
Appellant: 
von Wunschheim Clarisse
Respondent: 
Patocchi Paolo Michele
Marzolini Paolo
Bechenit Eric
Bersheda Tetiana
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 4 novembre 2014 4A 446 2014.pdf
Chairman: 
Ehle Bernd