Search for cases

CISG-online number
379
Case name
Beijing Light Automobile Co., Ltd v. Connell Limited Partnership
Arbitral Tribunal
Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
Seat of the arbitration
Stockholm (Sweden)
Arbitrators
Thorsten Leijonhielm (Presiding arbitrator (Chairperson)), Johan Gernandt (Co-arbitrator), Robert Romlöv (Co-arbitrator)
Date of decision
05 June 1998
Claimant 1
Name
Beijing Light Automobile Co., Ltd
Place of business
China
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
Connell Limited Partnership
Place of business
USA
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
Connell Limited Partnership
Place of business
USA
Buyer 1
Name
Beijing Light Automobile Co., Ltd
Place of business
China
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
4,000 ton rail press
CISG applicable
yes, agreement of the parties
CISG applied
yes
Key CISG provisions interpreted and applied
Art. 40
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 35(2)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 7(2); Art. 38; Art. 39
This decision is cited by 3
Pamesa Ceramica v. Yisrael Mendelsohn Ltd.
Supreme Court of Israel
Israel, 17 March 2009 – CA 7833/06, CA 8125/06, CA 8495/06, CISG-online 1980
Paprika powder case II
Bundesgerichtshof (German Supreme Court)
Germany, 30 June 2004 – VIII ZR 321/03, CISG-online 847
Machines case I
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Arbitration, 2002 – 11333 (Interim Award), CISG-online 1420
CLOUT number
237
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
980605s5
Comments on this decision 5
Fatima Akaddaf, 'Application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) to Arab Islamic Countries: Is the CISG Compatible with Islamic Law Principles?', 13 Pace International Law Review (Pace Int'l L. Rev.) (2001), 1–58, at 14 [– in English]  
Morten M. Fogt, 'The Knowledge Test Under the CISG – A Global Threefold Distinction of Negligence, Gross Negligence and De Facto Knowledge', 34 Journal of Law & Commerce (J.L. & Com.) (2015), 23–111, at 73–76 [– in English]  
Eun-Bin Kim, 'An Arbitral Case Study on Burden of Proof for Non-Conformity of Goods Under CISG', 32(3) Journal of Arbitration Studies (J. Arb. Stud.) (2022), 71–91, at 87 [– in English]  
Francis Limbach, 'Observations sous Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, 5 juin 1998', Recueil Dalloz (D.) (1999), Somm., 365–367 [– in French]
Francis Limbach & Brandon Ahearn, 'Case commentary: Conformity of goods, derogation from article 40 CISG by the parties and conditions of Art. 40 CISG, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Arbitration award, June 5th, 1998', Review of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods (Rev. CISG) (2000), 355–359 [– in English]
Full text and abstract of decision 2
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 237 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: English