Kluwer: Statute of Limitations: Is Versailles Undermining France’s Delocalised Approach of Arbitral Awards?

Published on March 3, 2025

Is there a statute of limitations applicable in France to requests for enforcement of foreign arbitral awards? On 10 December 2024, the Versailles Court of Appeal (the “Court”) responded in the affirmative and ruled that a request was time barred for having been filed more than 5 years after the issuance of the award (Case...