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, and Justice is not fully 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 while we had to fly with masks in the airplane, some of the witnesses were examined online. 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 manage to obtain all the moneys that were awarded by the Paris Court of Arbitration in 2022.