Kimberley Bazelais

Associate, Signature Litigation LLP

Kimberley Bazelais is an Avocat à la Cour (Paris Bar) and Attorney-at-law (New-York Bar) in the International Arbitration Practice at Signature Litigation.

Kimberley specialises in both international commercial and investment arbitration. Her work includes representing top-tier companies and state entities in arbitration and litigation proceedings relating to projects in the fields of telecommunications, construction, energy and more.

Before joining Signature Litigation, Kimberley trained at various international law firms and at the ICC International Court of Arbitration. She also regularly acts as secretary to the arbitral tribunal in institutional and ad hoc proceedings.

Kimberley is a qualified at the Paris and New-York bar and is native in English and French.

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Challenging and appealing arbitral awards in France

Practice notes

This Practice Note sets out the grounds and procedure for challenges and appeals against arbitral awards in France. It discusses the legal framework for setting aside international and domestic arbitration awards and the consequences of an application for set aside. It includes relevant decisions from the French Supreme Court (Cour de Cassation) and from the Paris Court of Appeal (Cour d’Appel). The process begins with notification (service) of the award and the applicable regime is explained. It also covers appeals against domestic arbitral awards and the effects of such appeals. Other forms of recourse against both international and domestic awards are also discussed, including third-party action and action to revise an award for fraud.

Arbitration