A note on two decisions of the Cour de cassation in the same matter, endorsing the Court’s reasoning on three points: an ICC award is not enforceable per se despite the contractual provisions of the rules; a party invoking the precedence of criminal over civil proceedings must show what bearing the former would have on the latter; and the Lugano Convention of 16 September 1988 does not extend to judicial decisions in the field of arbitration.