Twelfth Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2004-2005 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College Raja Pannir Selvam Vinu Peter Immanuel BadriNarayanan. K R. Lakshmi. Ratan Jagannathan. B Kumarpal chopra DR. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE Twelfth Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Vienna, Austria 2004-2005 Dr. Ambedkar Govt. Law College Chennai – 600104 INDIA Team Members Raja Pannir Selvam Vinu Peter Immanuel BadriNarayanan. K R. Lakshmi. Ratan Jagannathan. B Kumarpal chopra Institute of International Commercial Law Pace University School of Law White Plains, New York U.S. 2 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT DR. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva 4, Boulevard du Theatre P.O. Box 5039 CH-1211 Geneva 11 Switzerland Moot Case No.: 30000-2004 Between Mediterraneo Confectionary Inc., Claimant 121, Sweet Street, Capitol City, Mediterraneo Phone : (0)555-1235 Fax : (0)555-1237 And Equatoriana Commodity Exporters, S.A., Respondent 325, Commodities Avenue, Port City, Equatoriana Phone : (0)487-2314 Fax : (0)487-2320 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT 3 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT DR. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE Table of Contents Page No. Table of Contents……………………………………………………………… 4 Index of Authorities……………………………………………………………. 5 Index of Cases………………………………………………………………… 18 List of Abbreviations………………………………………………………… 19 Statement of Facts…………………………………………………………… 21 Arguments…………………………………………………………………… 24 Whether The Tribunal has Jurisdiction to hear the Counter Claim brought by the Respondent? 24 Whether the act of timely non-delivery of goods had constituted a fundamental breach of contract by the Respondent? 30 Whether the Claimant is justified in avoiding the Contract? 34 Whether the Respondent is liable to pay damages? 39 Request for relief 41 4 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT DR. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE INDEX OF AUTHORITIES ACHILLES, Wilhelm-Albrecht Kommentar zum UN-Kaufrechtsübereinkommen (CISG) Neuwied 2000 AUDIT, Bernard La vente internationale de marchandises Paris 1990 BABIAK, Andrew Defining "Fundamental Breach" under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods BERGER, Klaus Perter Arbitration interactive Frankfurt 2002 BERNSTEIN, Herbert LOOKOFSKY, Joseph Understanding the CISG in Europe 2 nd Edition, The Hague 2003 BERNSTEIN, Ronald TACKABERRY, John MARRIOTT, Arthur L. WOOD, Derek Handbook of Arbitration Practice 3 rd Edition, London 1998 BIANCA, Cesare Massimo 5 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT DR. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE BONELL, Michael Joachim Commentary on the International Sales Law the 1980 Vienna Sales Convention Milan 1987 BLACK, Henry Campbell Black’s Law Dictionary Definition of Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern 5 th Edition, St. Paul 1979 BORN, Gary B. International Commercial Arbitration The Hague 2001 BOTZENHARDT, Bertrand Die Auslegung des Begriffs der wesentlichen Vertragsverletzung im UN-Kaufrecht Frankfurt 1998 BREDOW, Jens SEIFFERT, Bodo INCOTERMS 2000 Bonn 2000 BROWN, Alexis C. Presumption Meets Reality: An Exploration of the Confidentiality Obligation in International Commercial Arbitration BUCHER, Andreas Die neue internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit in der Schweiz Basel/Frankfurt 1989 6 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT DR. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE BUCHER, Eugen (Ed.) Wiener Kaufrecht - Berner Tage für die juristische Praxis Bern 1991 CHENGWEI, Liu Remedies for Non-performance: Perspectives from CISG, UNIDROIT Principles & PECL, September 2003 <http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/biblio/chengwei.html> COLBRAN, Stephen Security for costs Melbourne 1993 CRAIG, W. Laurence PARK, William W. PAULSSON, Jan International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration 3 rd Edition, New York 2000 DENOIX DE SAINT MARC, Valéry Confidentiality of Arbitration and the Obligation to Disclose Information of Listed Companies or During Due Diligence Investigations DUNCAN, Tom MORIARTY, Sandra E. A communication-based marketing model for managing relationships Journal of marketing, Volume 62, Issue 2, 1 – 13 New York 1998 7 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT DR. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE DESSEMONTET, Francois Arbitration and Confidentiality American Review of international Arbitration (1996) ENDERLEIN, Fritz MASKOW, Dietrich International Sales Law, Commentary New York 1992 ENDERLEIN, Fritz MASKOW, Dietrich STROHBACH, Heinz Internationales Kaufrecht Berlin 1991 ERDEM, Ercüment La livraison des marchandises selon la Convention de Vienne Fribourg 1990 FELTHAM, Glenn The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods Journal of Business Law (1981) 346 First Committee Report UNCITRAL First Committee Report, U.N. GAOR, 1 st Comm. U.N. Document No. A/Conf.97/11 Vienna 1981 FLECHTNER, Harry M. Remedies Under the New International Sales 8 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT DR. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE Convention: The Perspectives from Article 2 of the U.C.C. FOUCHARD, Philippe GAILLAIRD, Emmanuel GOLDMAN, Berthold Traité de l’Arbitrage commercial international Paris 1996 FRAWLEY, Robert D. Due Diligence – The Crucible GEIBEN, Jörg Die Privatsphäre und Vertraulichkeit im Schiedsverfahren Eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung des deutschen, englischen und US-amerikanischen Schiedsrechts Cologne 2001 GHESTIN, Jacques Les obligations du vendeur selon la Convention de Vienne du 11 avril 1980 sur les contrats de vente internationale de marchandises GRAFFI, Leonardo Case Law on the Concept of “Fundamental Breach” in the Vienna Sales Convention HEILMANN, Jan Mängelgewährleistung im UN-Kaufrecht Berlin 1994 HERBER, Rolf CZERWENKA, Beate Internationales Kaufrecht, Commentary 9 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT DR. AMBEDKAR GOVT. LAW COLLEGE Munich 1991 HEUZÉ, Vincent La vente internationale de marchandises Paris 2000 HÖLTERS, Wolfgang BAUER, Jobst-Hubertus Handbuch des Unternehmens- und Beteiligungskaufs 5 th Edition, Cologne 2002 Holthausen, Rüdiger Die wesentliche Vertragsverletzung des Verkäufers nach Art. 25 UN-Kaufrecht HOLZMANN, Howard M. NEUHAUS, Joseph E. A guide to the UNCITRAL Model Law on international Commercial Arbitration, Commentary The Hague 1989 HONNOLD, John O. Uniform Law For International Sales 3 rd Edition, The Hague 1999 HONSELL, Heinrich Kommentar zum UN-Kaufrecht, Commentary Berlin/Heidelberg 1997 HORNING, Richard Allan Interim Measures of Protection; Security for Claims and Costs; Commentary on the WIPO Emergency Relief Rules (in Toto) HUßLEIN-STICH, Gabrielle Das UNCITRAL Modelgesetz über die internationale Handelschiedsgreichsbarkeit 10 MEMORANDUM FOR CLAIMANT