Commercial Court of Paris

Arbitration, Belgium, Commercial Court of Paris, Commercial Courts, commercial litigation, France, Netherlands, Netherlands Commercial Court

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Over the last few years, the arbitration community’s attention was drawn to the establishment of English-speaking international commercial courts in various jurisdictions around Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Some said these courts would become a competitor of arbitration, providing an alternative forum to the international business community. Others were sceptical that the mere promise…

Commercial Court of Paris, Commercial Law, France, Specialised Chamber

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In 2010, the Commercial Court of Paris created a specialised international and European court chamber in order to judge all international complex commercial cases in the first instance. Although French procedural rules continue to apply before this court chamber, evidence and oral debates can take place in a foreign language, if the judges and the…