The Court of Appeal granted recognition of a VIAC award. Having noted that the claimant had supplied the necessary documents in accordance with Art. IV of the New York Convention, it dismissed all the grounds for refusal raised by the defendants. In respect of the defendants’ argument that the arbitral tribunal had lacked jurisdiction, the Court referred to the contrary finding of the Austrian Supreme Court in the unsuccessful annulment action commenced by the defendants against the award. The Court then denied, on the facts of the case, the contentions that the arbitration had not been in accordance with the parties’ agreement because the VIAC had appointed a sole arbitrator; that the arbitrator had exceeded her authority; that there had been a violation of due process in the arbitration; and that exequatur would lead to a violation of public policy, in the narrow meaning applicable in international arbitration. The Court also rejected the contention that the award was not yet binding, explaining that an award is binding when no appeal on the merits is no longer available against it.