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ATAS/32/2005 • CJ GE ATAS/32/2005 Généré par l'IA

Contractual Incorporation by Reference Lacking Mutual Assent for Arbitration Clause

Numéro de cause ATAS/32/2005
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Admis (Allowed)
Frais judiciaires à la charge de l'autorité

Synthèse Legislator

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A party sought to compel arbitration based on a contractual clause, but the opposing party argued that the clause was unenforceable due to a lack of mutual assent regarding the arbitration terms, specifically pointing to a modification that appeared only in a separate document referenced by the agreement. The court reasoned that for a contract term, especially one as significant as mandatory arbitration, to be incorporated by reference, the referenced document must be clearly identified and the party seeking to enforce the clause must demonstrate that the reference was specific enough such that the party against whom enforcement is sought was reasonably on notice of the incorporated terms, finding that the general reference and the lack of clear identification of the modified terms in the primary agreement were insufficient to establish the necessary assent to the arbitration requirement.

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF; Contractual Incorporation by Reference Lacking Mutual Assent for Arbitration Clause: The court reasoned that for a contract term, especially one as significant as mandatory arbitration, to be incorporated by reference, the referenced document must be clearly identified and the party seeking to enforce the clause must demonstrate that the reference was specific enough such that the party against whom enforcement is sought was reasonably on notice of the incorporated terms, finding that the general reference and the lack of clear identification of the modified terms in the primary agreement were insufficient to establish the necessary assent to the arbitration requirement.

Mots-clés

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clause compromissoire convention de renvoi partie au contrat exécution incitation à violer ou à résilier un contrat contrat d'échange

Dispositions légales citées

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Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

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