Question juridique clé
Whether the forum-selection clause in the 12 August 1998 financing agreement was valid and applicable.
Solution extraite
The clause was valid: the dispute was patrimonial, written, consensual, and sufficiently specific; exclusivity was presumed.
Motifs extraits
The clause satisfied the Lugano Convention and Art. 5 LDIP requirements. It concerned a determinable contractual relationship and was not displaced by any mandatory forum rule.