Regional Court of Essen on res judicata effect of foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention | Practical Law

Regional Court of Essen on res judicata effect of foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention | Practical Law

In Docket No12 O 37/12, the Regional Court of Essen considered whether a party can successfully object to proceedings in a German state court on the basis of res judicata if a foreign arbitral award was rendered on the same subject matter. In this case, neither party had initiated proceedings for the recognition of the award in the German state courts.

Regional Court of Essen on res judicata effect of foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report 0-615-7645 (Approx. 4 pages)

Regional Court of Essen on res judicata effect of foreign arbitral award under the New York Convention

by Stephan Wilske (Partner) and Claudia Krapfl (Associated Partner), Gleiss Lutz
Published on 03 Jun 2015 • Germany
In Docket No12 O 37/12, the Regional Court of Essen considered whether a party can successfully object to proceedings in a German state court on the basis of res judicata if a foreign arbitral award was rendered on the same subject matter. In this case, neither party had initiated proceedings for the recognition of the award in the German state courts.