Key legal question
Whether the arbitral tribunal had jurisdiction despite the Geneva forum clause in the CMA
Extracted holding
The arbitration clause prevailed, and the forum clause applied only to the two exceptions reserved in the arbitration clause.
Extracted reasoning
Applying ordinary contractual interpretation and the principle of trust, the Court held that the two clauses could be reconciled: the long, prominent arbitration clause showed the parties' objective intent, while the Geneva forum clause was residual and limited to liquidated amounts and urgent relief.