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Non-Signatory Affiliate's Attempt to Compel Arbitration Barred by UCC Writing Requirement in Sale of Goods Dispute

Numéro de cause ATAS/745/2004
Autorité / Tribunal
Juridiction Suisse · Canton de Genève (CH-GE)
Date de la décision
Issue du litige Partiellement admis (Partially Allowed)
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The court considered whether a non-signatory to a contract containing an arbitration clause could compel arbitration against a signatory, where the contract involved the sale of goods and the non-signatory was a corporate affiliate of the seller. The court reasoned that while general contract principles often permit non-signatories to enforce arbitration agreements under doctrines like equitable estoppel, the application of such principles in disputes involving the sale of goods is constrained by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), which requires that any modification or waiver of contract terms, including arbitration provisions, must be in writing when dealing with merchants regarding goods. Because there was no written agreement binding the signatory to arbitrate with the non-signatory affiliate, the court concluded that the non-signatory could not compel arbitration.

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Officiel

; AM ; ASSURANCE DE BASE ; DROIT D'OBTENIR UNE DÉCISION ; DÉCISION ; DÉCISION SUR OPPOSITION ; LOI FÉDÉRALE SUR LA PARTIE GÉNÉRALE DU DROIT DES ASSURANCES SOCIALES | LPGA56

Mots-clés

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clause compromissoire vente différend commercial prohibition de concurrence entente illicite échanges avec les pays tiers

Dispositions légales citées

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF
Applied to rule on the costs of the appeal proceedings.
Art. 64 LTF
Applied to rule on the request for legal aid.
Généré par l'IA
A/1732/2007
Equitable Estoppel in Enforcing Arbitration Against Non-Signatory
A/1282/1999
Contractual Incorporation by Reference Lacking Mutual Assent for Arbitration Clause
A/3197/2007
Arbitration Compelled Despite Alleged Post-Signing Material Alteration of Dispute Resolution Clause
A/1808/2004
Mutual Assent to Unexecuted Arbitration Addendum Lacking in Electronic Signature Case
A/1424/1996
Arbitration Clause Enforceability

Questions juridiques clés extraites par Legislator

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Art. 66 al. 1 LTF

Applied to rule on the costs of the appeal proceedings.

Art. 64 LTF

Applied to rule on the request for legal aid.

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