| Award 1147

Award N°1147 – Second degree – Maritime agency contract – Cancellation – Compensation (Yes). Upon the one-sided cancellation of a maritime agency contract, the agent claimed compensation. According to French law, which was agreed between the parties, and to the Rome Convention of 19th June 1980, the Tribunal decided that the dispute shall be submitted to the terms of the French Code of commerce (article L134 and others on the status of commercial agents). The contract indicates that the compensation is included in the agent fee, but its amount is not explicitly stated. It is up to the Tribunal to fix it for good, taking into account the duration of actual service and the achievement obtained by the agent to the economic growth of its principal.