Key legal question
Whether the Geneva Court of Justice erred in holding that the Tribunal de prud'hommes had subject-matter jurisdiction over the claim for contractual penalty tied to the partnership agreement.
Extracted holding
The labor court was competent for the entire dispute, including the contractual penalty claim.
Extracted reasoning
The two contracts formed a single mixed arrangement closely linked in substance. The penalty claim arose from the same post-employment conduct as the labor-related claims, and the ordinary court was excluded because the labor dispute predominated or, at minimum, no clear predominance of the ordinary-court aspect existed.