France’s highest court reinforces the legal status of arbitration rules (Tecnimont v J&P Avax)

Table of contents

• Background
• Admissibility
• Disclosure and independence
• Conclusion

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: Philippe Boisvert, Associate, International Arbitration, White & Case Paris, considers the recent French Cour de Cassation decision in the Tecnimont matter considering the legal force of the arbitration rules chosen by the parties and the breadth of the duties of independence and disclosure incumbent on arbitrators.