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CISG-online number
5573
Case name
Prada S.p.A. v. Caporicci USA Corp.
Arbitral Tribunal
Camera Arbitrale Milano (CAM)
(Milan Chamber of Arbitration)
Seat of the arbitration
Milan (Italy)
Arbitrator
Andrew Garnett Paton (Sole arbitrator)
Date of decision
30 January 2019
Case nr./docket nr.
ARB/17/00120 (Final Award)
Claimant 1
Name
Prada S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Caporicci USA Corp.
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
Caporicci USA Corp.
Place of business
USA
Buyer 1
Name
Prada S.p.A.
Place of business
Italy
Category of goods
0: Live animals other than animals in division 03
Goods as per contract
All alligator hatchlings born from an estimated 15,000 alligator eggs
Price
1'500'000.00 USD (U.S. Dollar)
CISG applicable
no, Art. 3(2)
CISG applied
applicability of CISG discussed in detail, but eventually denied
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Italian law
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 3(2)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 30; Art. 53
Relevant CISG provisions not cited
Art. 1(1) (interpretation of "contract of sale")
Non-provision-specific issues addressed
Definition of 'contract of sale'
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Comment on this decision 1
Ulrich G. Schroeter, Internationales UN-Kaufrecht, 7th ed., Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck (2022), at no. 101 [– in German]
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