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Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty Clause Validity

Numéro de cause ATA/155/2007
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
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Synthèse Legislator

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The decision addresses the validity of certain contractual provisions regarding the payment of a fixed percentage of revenue upon specific triggering events, specifically focusing on whether these provisions constituted an unenforceable penalty rather than a valid liquidated damage clause. The court reasoned that because the stated percentage was disproportionate to the actual anticipated or proven harm from the breach, or because the percentage was applied without a reasonable estimation of potential losses related to the specific triggering event, the provision was punitive in nature and therefore void as against public policy; however, the court also considered whether a different, related provision for a fixed fee, absent a reasonable pre-estimate of damages, was similarly unenforceable or if it represented a permissible alternative remedy.

Regeste Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF, Art. 68 al. 2 LTF; Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty Clause Validity: The court reasoned that because the stated percentage was disproportionate to the actual anticipated or proven harm from the breach, or because the percentage was applied without a reasonable estimation of potential losses related to the specific triggering event, the provision was punitive in nature and therefore void as against public policy; however, the court also considered whether a different, related provision for a fixed fee, absent a reasonable pre-estimate of damages, was similarly unenforceable or if it represented a permissible alternative remedy.

Mots-clés

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clause pénale versement de dommages-intérêts peine disproportionnée paiement de l'émolument validité du contrat décision préjudicielle sur l'assujettissement fiscal

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Cited in the dispositive for the allocation of procedural costs.
Art. 68 al. 2 LTF
Cited in the dispositive regarding the allocation of party costs.
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A/1511/2007
Enforceability of Liquidated Damages Clauses as Penalties
A/2243/2005
Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty Analysis
A/1607/2007
Liquidated Damages vs. Penalty Clause Enforceability
A/479/2004
Liquidated Damages vs. Penalties in Contract Termination
A/646/2007
Contractual Penalty vs. Liquidated Damages Calculation

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Cited in the dispositive for the allocation of procedural costs.

Art. 68 al. 2 LTF

Cited in the dispositive regarding the allocation of party costs.

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