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CISG-online number
727
Case name
Sizing machine case
Jurisdiction
Switzerland
Court
Handelsgericht des Kantons St. Gallen (Commercial Court Canton St. Gallen)
Judges
Dr. Rolf Germann (Presiding Judge), Albert Bürkler (Judge), Dr. Christoph Rohner (Judge), Otmar Elsener (Judge), Dr. Rolf Roth (Judge), Jakob Zeliweger (Gerichtsschreiber)
Date of decision
03 December 2002
Case nr./docket nr.
HG.1999.82-HGK
Claimant 1
Name
DT Ltd.
Place of business
Israel
Role in transaction
Buyer
Respondent 1
Name
B. AG
Place of business
Switzerland
Role in transaction
Seller
Seller 1
Name
B. AG
Place of business
Switzerland
Buyer 1
Name
DT Ltd.
Place of business
Israel
Category of goods
72: Machinery specialized for particular industries
Goods as per contract
Sizing machine (type BEN-SIZETEC)
Price
1'420'000.00 CHF (Swiss Francs)
CISG applicable
yes, Art. 1(1)(b)
CISG applied
yes
(Domestic) law applied in addition
Swiss law
Key CISG provisions applied
Art. 74; Art. 77; Art. 81; Art. 64(1)(b)
CISG provisions also cited
Art. 1(1)(b); Art. 3(1); Art. 6; Art. 61(1); Art. 61(2); Art. 79; Art. 81(1); Art. 81(2); Art. 84(2); Art. 95
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YPF S.A. v. AES Urugaiana Emprendimientos S.A. et al.
ICC International Court of Arbitration
Arbitration, 08 May 2013 – 16232/JRF/CA (Partial Award on Liability), CISG-online 4558
Decision published in 1
Schweizerische Zeitschrift für internationales und europäisches Recht (SZIER) (2003), 104 [Abstract – in German]
CLOUT number
886
Case identifier in the old Albert H. Kritzer Database
021203s1
Comments on this decision 2
Yasutoshi Ishida, 'What Does "Foreseeable" Mean? The Scope of Damages Under CISG Articles 74–77: Reasonability Principle of Foreseeability – We Don't Need a Crystal Ball', 40(2) Journal of Law & Commerce (J.L. & Com.) (2022), 235–280, at 258 [– in English]  
Chengwei Liu, 'Effects of Avoidance: Perspectives from the CISG, UNIDROIT Principles and PECL and case law', Nordic Journal of Commercial Law (NJCL) (2005), #1, 1–31 [– in English]  
Full text, translation and abstract of decision 3
Abstract of decision
CLOUT Abstract 886 (Language: English)
Full text of decision
Original language: German
Translation of decision
Language: English
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Stefan Kuhm