The American Society of International Law published, in the International Legal Materials (ILM), Volume 60, Issue 2, Marie-Laure Bizeau’s Introductory Note to Sofregaz v. NGSC. The ILM publishes significant international documents, e.g., treaties, UN Security Council resolutions, judgments, etc. with introductory notes from experts in the field.

In this article, Marie-Laure Bizeau talks about a landmark decision dated 3 June 2020 in which the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal dismissed the annulment application brought by the Société Française d’Etudes et de Réalisation d’Equipements Gaziers (Sofregaz, now called TCM FR) of an arbitral award rendered in Paris on December 27, 2018, in favor of the Iranian Natural Gas Storage Company (NGSC), pursuant to the Rules of Arbitration of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Rules). The Court ruled in particular that U.S. sanctions against Iran do not form part of French international public order but that European Union and United Nations sanctions do. This ruling provides, for the first time in the context of annulment proceedings, useful guidance on the interaction between international sanctions and international arbitration.

To read the full version of the article, follow this link:
https://bit.ly/3cCY79d.

Medici is happy to share the results of the new ranking 2021 “Arbitrators” of Décideurs: the founding partners, Marie-Laure Bizeau, Valence Borgia and Caroline Duclercq, are ranked in the Arbitrators of “Strong reputation” category.

Medici is grateful to its clients and peers for their trust!

In an interview for the CMAP, a leading French center in commercial conflict resolution, the founding partners, Marie-Laure Bizeau, Valence Borgia et Caroline Duclercq, talk about the creation of the law firm, its specialization in litigation and arbitration, its commitment to equality and diversity and its involvement in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

To read the full interview (in French), click here : https://www.cmap.fr/cabinet-medici-mard/.

Joint Court of Justice and Arbitration 28 May 2020 Ref, 2-Ch., n° 193/2020

While the composition of the Joint Court of Justice and Arbitration Office (hereinafter "the JCJA") of OHADA has just been renewed on February 11, 2021, it is opportune to review a recent decision of the JCJA of May 28, 2020, which confirms its favorable attitude towards arbitration. The JCJA adopted an extensive approach to arbitrability, in particular concerning disputes involving the application of the public policy provisions of the Uniform Act relating to the Law of Commercial Companies and Economic Interest Group. 

Paris Court of Appeal, 12 January 2021, Ref. 3-Ch. 5, No. 17/07290

The time when legal professionals wondered whether arbitrator’s were entitled to order daily rate of damages, i.e. “astreinte” in French, has passed. In its decision dated 12 January 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal has not only confirmed arbitrator’s power to order such measure but also the power to fix the daily rate above the amount claimed by the requesting party.

On 11 February (theoretical part) and 4 March (practical part) 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Caroline Duclercq, Partner at Medici, will participate in the afterwork of the Association Française d’Arbitrage, with the participation of FTI Consulting: “Cross-examination of Witnesses: When common law interferes with civil law – Practical Application”. This training course, provided in French, aims to offer practical training to arbitration practitioners with a civil law background for a better understanding of the rules governing cross-examination.

To register for the training course, follow this link : http://www.afa-arbitrage.com/?wysija-page=1&controller=email&action=view&email_id=715&wysijap=subscriptions-2&user_id=5850.

The Russian Arbitration Association published, in its Arbitration Journal No.9 which focuses on “Settlement in Arbitration”, Valence Borgia’s article entitled: “Third-Party Conciliation: France reacts to Covid-19 With A New Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism.”

In this article, Valence Borgia talks about the “Tiers Conciliateurs” or Third-Party Conciliators platform (https://tiers-conciliateurs.fr/) recently launched in France and which aims to assist companies in finding amicable solutions in order to limit disruption and maintain trust between business partners during the sanitary crisis.  

To read the article, follow the link: https://journal.arbitration.ru/upload/iblock/177/Arbitration_ru_N9_23_November2020.pdf (page 10).

Six months after its launch, Medici is proud to be ranked as "highly recommended" in international arbitration and "recommended" in commercial litigation in the Litigation & Arbitration - International Arbitration 2021 and Litigation & Arbitration - Commercial Litigation 2021 rankings by Décideurs Magazine - Leaders League Group.

The Medici team thanks our clients and peers for their trust!

Pleased to welcome Jeanne Veillerot to the Medici team. Jeanne is graduated from University of Assas-Paris II with International Private Law master’s degree and holds a LL.M. in International Business Law from Sorbonne-Assas International Law School (Singapore). Prior to joining the firm, Jeanne worked for three years in an international law firm in London as associate in the litigation and arbitration practice group.

Cabinet Medici is pleased to have been cited among the ten most attractive law firms created during the year 2020 by the Lettre des juristes d'affaires of 21 December 2020, n° 1472.