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Enforcement definition

What does Enforcement mean? Enforcement is the practical process of making a court order, judgment, decree or arbitral award take effect when the party bound has not complied by the deadline. It involves applying for, and using, court-sanctioned measures to secure compliance or recover sums due, including where permission is required. The term is descriptive rather than a single statutory definition; the available remedies depend on the jurisdiction and the nature of the order. England and Wales: governed mainly by CPR Parts 70–73, including writ/warrant of control, third party debt orders, charging orders (and orders for sale), attachment of earnings, possession and delivery up, appointment...

Recognition, Exequatur and Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in France: Procedure, Public Policy, Appeals, Court Jurisdiction and Execution Measures

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Practice notes

This Practice Note explains the steps and prerequisites necessary for securing recognition and Enforcement of International arbitration awards in France, namely international arbitral awards made in France and those delivered abroad. Please note: the French decisions mentioned are not reported by LexisNexis® UK. The rules applicable to the recognition and enforcement of international arbitral awards appear in Book IV of the French Code of Civil Procedure (FCCP), which sets the legal framework. It outlines the procedure to follow in practice.

Procedure and conditions to obtain the recognition and enforcement of international arbitral awards in France

International arbitral awards are enforced through an enforcement order (ordonnance d’exequatur) granted by the judicial court (tribunal judiciaire) at the seat of the award for international awards made in France, or by the judicial court (tribunal judiciaire) of Paris for awards rendered overseas. The application is dealt with on an ex parte basis by the court.

Under Article 1514 FCCP, an international arbitral award shall be recognised and enforced in France provided that:

the applicant establishes the existence of the award; and
its recognition or enforcement is not plainly incompatible with international public policy

As regards the first requirement, the existence...

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Nadia Darwazeh

Clyde & Co LLP

Nadia Darwazeh is a Partner and Head of Arbitration of Clyde & Co's Paris office. Nadia has extensive experience acting as counsel in commercial and investor-state arbitrations. She also regularly and sits as arbitrator. Before joining Clyde & Co, Nadia practiced for two decades in the International Arbitration Groups of leading international law firms in Paris, Shanghai, Frankfurt and London and as Counsel at the ICC, where she headed up the Europe, Middle East and Africa team. Nadia is dual-qualified in England & Wales (Solicitor-Advocate) and Germany (Rechtsanwältin). She earned her LLM in International Public Law from the University of Cambridge and her LLB from the University of Warwick. She conducts arbitrations in French, German and English and speaks Dutch and Mandarin Chinese....

Rémi Sassine

Clyde & Co LLP

Rémi Sassine is an associate in international arbitration at Clyde & Co’s Paris office. His practice focuses on commercial and investment arbitration, as well as cross-border litigation. Rémi is admitted to the Paris Bar. He holds a Master's degree in Global Business Law and Governance from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and the University of Melbourne, as well as a Master's degree in Private International Law from the University of Paris II Pantheon-Assas.”...

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