Question juridique clé
Whether the refusal to stay the exequatur proceedings was open to federal review.
Solution extraite
No. Under the applicable old Lugano Convention, a refusal to suspend the exequatur procedure is not a reviewable decision on appeal to the Federal Court.
Motifs extraits
Articles 37 and 38 aCL, interpreted in light of ECJ case law, exclude a federal appeal against a refusal to stay execution proceedings.