Swiss Arbitration Decisions

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Claim of denial of justice/violation of right to be heard (denied) – claim of violation of public policy (denied)
January 29, 2010

The case involved a dispute between a Swiss and a German company with regard to the delivery of a steel bloom. Arbitration was initiated in Geneva and Prof. Ingeborg Schwenzer (University of Basel) was appointed as arbitrator. In an award of October 5, 2009, she upheld a claim for damages and the German company appealed to the Federal Tribunal.

The following items may be of interest in the opinion:

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_550/2009
Original language: 
German
Published: 
30 ASA Bull 808 (2012)
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__GmbH
Respondent: 
B.__ SA
Counsel
Appellant: 
Schatz Peter
Respondent: 
Peter Wolfgang
Brunner Christoph
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 29 janvier 2010 4A 550 2009.pdf
Arbitrator (s): 
Schwenzer Ingeborg
Federal Tribunal upholds FIDIC pre-arbitration requirements
July 7, 2014

The case involved two contracts governed by Romanian law between a French company and a Romanian state company for the restoration work on a Romanian highway.

 

The contracts included the FIDIC General Conditions and when a dispute arose in 2011, the French company stated that it would seize the Dispute Adjudication Board (“DAB”) contemplated by the FIDIC General Conditions.

 

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_124/2014
Original language: 
French
Published: 
32 ASA Bull 826(2014)
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__ SA
Respondent: 
B.__ SA
Counsel
Appellant: 
Ulmer Nicolas C.
Serex Lionel P.
Respondent: 
Liborio Garrido de Sousa Vanessa
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 7 juillet 2014 4A 124 2014.pdf
Withdrawn export report prevents any claim of violation of due process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
No review of the assessment of the evidence by the arbitral tribunal under the cloak of the right to be heard
March 16, 2015

The case involved a dredging contract between a Russian company and its Luxembourg counterpart, pursuant to which the Luxembourg company undertook to deliver 2 million cubic meters of a mixture of sand and gravel. The contract contained an arbitration clause providing for ICC arbitration in Geneva and was governed by English law.

A dispute arose and, after terminating the contract, the Luxembourg company sought damages.

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_636/2014
Original language: 
German
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__ Corporation
Respondent: 
B.__ SA
Counsel
Appellant: 
Favalli Daniele
Badertscher Barbara
Respondent: 
Schweizer Philippe
Knoepfler François
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 16 mars 2015 4A 636 2014.pdf
Chairman: 
Imhoos Christophe
Arbitrator (s): 
Dennys Nicholas
Baker Andrew
Federal Tribunal refuses to extend the scope of its review
December 16, 2015

The case involved a dispute between a bank and the member of another banking group under a Share Purchase Agreement whereby the purchaser had to recapitalize the subsidiary that was sold according to a ratio which might have led to a subsequent adjustment.

 

The contract provided for ICC arbitration in Geneva and when a dispute arose, the three-member arbitral tribunal (Pierre Tercier chair, with arbitrators Alan Redfern and Ibrahim Fadlallah) upheld the claim in full.

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_520/2015
Original language: 
French
Published: 
35 ASA Bull 729 (2017)
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__ Bank
Respondent: 
B.__ SA
Counsel
Appellant: 
Besson Sébastien
Robert-Tissot Fabrice
Respondent: 
Geisinger Elliott
Nessi Sebastiano
Trabaldo-de Mestral Elena
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 16 décembre 2015 4A 520 2015.pdf
Chairman: 
Tercier Pierre
Arbitrator (s): 
Redfern Alan
Fadlallah Ibrahim
New arguments inadmissible in the reply
October 8, 2014

Pursuant to a 2003 Distribution Agreement, two companies entered into a relationship governed by a law other than Swiss law concerning the distribution of pharmaceuticals. The contract contained an arbitration clause and a dispute arose as to whether or not certain additional services had been performed, which caused some new products to be accepted in the country considered.

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_199/2014
Original language: 
French
Published: 
33 ASA Bull 360 (2015)
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__ Inc.
Respondent: 
B.__ SA
Counsel
Appellant: 
Ehle Bernd
Allaz Pierre-Oliver
Respondent: 
Hochstrasser Daniel
Stebler Simone
PDF version of the translation: 
PDF icon 8 octobre 2014 4A 199 2014.pdf
Chairman: 
Sachs Klaus
Arbitrator (s): 
Chappuis Christine
Gunter Pierre-Yves
Domestic case or appeal withdrawn or manifestly inadmissible
May 20, 2016

Case information

Docket number: 
4A_206/2016
Original language: 
Italian
Published: 
36 ASA Bull 520 (2018)
Parties
Appellant: 
A.__
Respondent: 
B.__ SA
Counsel
Appellant: 
Gandolfi Luca
Respondent: 
Cavadini Morys
Brunoni Brenno