References
References
Significant interventions and decisions
The firm regularly handles cases related to exequatur and the enforcement in France of foreign decisions and arbitral awards.
Certain cases have also been the subject of publications in the specialized press, due to the legal and economic stakes they present.
Court decisions
The decisions below illustrate the firm’s interventions regarding exequatur and enforcement in France of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, within varied international contexts.
These decisions reflect a regular practice of exequatur and enforcement in France, including both obtaining the recognition of foreign decisions and the implementation or challenging of enforcement measures.
Enforcement in France of Luxembourg court decisions – Court of Cassation (2nd Civ., April 16, 2026)
Ruling regarding the exequatur of judgments establishing a debt in the contemporary art sector, including an analysis of the Court of Appeal’s powers.
Exequatur in France of a Congolese judgment against a State – confirmation on appeal (Paris Court of Appeal, March 31, 2026)
Decision confirming the exequatur of a judgment rendered in the Democratic Republic of Congo against a State, with regard to international public policy.
Exequatur of American decisions and application of foreign law – Court of Cassation (1st Civ., June 18, 2025)
Ruling regarding the examination by the French judge of an application for exequatur of decisions rendered in the United States, involving the application of foreign law and conflict of law rules.
Enforcement in France of an Italian judgment and European Enforcement Order (Paris Court of Appeal, November 5, 2024)
Decision regarding the circulation of a judgment rendered in Italy and its enforcement in France under European Union law.
Review of adversarial proceedings in the exequatur of an American judgment (Paris Court of Appeal, February 1, 2022)
Decision regarding the conditions for compliance with the principle of adversarial proceedings during exequatur proceedings, with regard to international procedural public policy.
Forced enforcement against a State and seizure of an aircraft – Republic of Congo (Paris Court of Appeal, June 3, 2021)
Decision regarding the seizure of an asset belonging to a State, specifying the conditions for applying rules of immunity from execution.
Exequatur in France of an arbitral award rendered in Tunisia (Paris Court of Appeal, April 13, 2021)
Decision confirming the exequatur of an international arbitral award, specifying the scope of the French judge’s review regarding the arbitrators’ mandate and international public policy.
Press
The publications below testify to cases handled by the firm in sensitive international contexts, particularly regarding enforcement against States and cross-border disputes.
Challenging the enforcement of foreign decisions in a context involving Russia
La Lettre – 2025
Enforcement in France of a Congolese judgment amounting to 50 million dollars
Africa Business+ – 2025
Exequatur against the Democratic Republic of Congo – Traweco case
Africa Intelligence – 2024
Challenging the exequatur of an arbitral award against Libya
Africa Business+ – 2023
Seizure of Libyan assets and recognition of the National Oil Corporation as an emanation of the State
Africa Intelligence – 2022
Enforcement against the Libyan State and asset seizures in France
Jeune Afrique – 2022
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