Success in international arbitration is not the same as obtaining a favorable Award, often against an overseas counterparty.
The Award needs to be paid for, otherwise the winning party does not experience the satisfaction that he is entitled to obtain and Justice is not made.
In late 2020, following a dispute between a Spanish client and a Chinese counter party, our clients commenced arbitration in Paris before the Chambre Arbitrale Internationale de Paris.
The arbitration took place while we were experiencing the post effects of Covid. The main hearing took place in Paris, we had to fly there wearing masks during the flight, some of the witnesses were examined online and others in Paris. Ultimately, the client won a substantial Arbitration Award.
It is now in September 2025 that with absolute pleasure we can say that the recognition and enforcement proceedings in China have borne fruit, and that our colleagues in China have managed to obtain all the moneys that were awarded by the Paris Court of Arbitration in 2022.