Arbitration Agreements, Arbitration Awards, Arbitration Proceedings, Commercial Arbitration, Domestic Courts, Europe, Joinder, Jurisdiction, Public Policy, Res Judicata
“Extension” of the Arbitration Agreement, Joinders, Review of Awards Declining Jurisdiction and Public Policy: News from Paris and Lausanne
The Paris Court of appeal, on 25 September 2008, and the Swiss Federal Tribunal, on 5 December 2008 have rendered two interesting decisions. These two decisions address issues of primary importance, such as the “extension” of the arbitration agreement, joinders, and the scope of review by courts of award having declined the tribunal’s jurisdiction. These…