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US Third Circuit affirms refusal to recognise SCAI award where contract required ICC Geneva arbitration; French law and New York Convention Article V(1)(d) decisive

Published on: 24 March 2025

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  • Medical devices
  • Mistake in agreement
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Spineway SA v Strategos Group LLC, No 24-1584, 3rd Circuit, 2025 US Court of Appeals — ruling issued 18 March 2025

Medical devices

In 2019, Spineway SA, a France-based manufacturer of medical devices, formed a joint venture with Strategos Group LLC, a Delaware investment outfit specialising in healthcare ventures in Latin America. Their contract included an arbitration clause stating that disputes would be determined under the ‘Mediation and Arbitration Rules of the Geneva International Chamber of Commerce’, before a single arbitrator seated in Geneva, with French law governing the process. After conflicts emerged and Spineway moved to begin arbitration, it realised that the ‘Geneva International Chamber of Commerce’ does not exist. As a result, it submitted an arbitration claim to the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI). Strategos received notice of the arbitration but chose not to participate...

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