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The Supreme Court ruled that the value of valuable cargo must be explicitly declared in the bill of lading to hold a carrier fully liable for its loss. A customs declaration does not substitute this requirement, as the carrier must be notified via the bill of lading to charge the appropriate special carriage fees. Without such declaration, the cargo is treated as ordinary goods, and compensation is limited to weight-based calculations under the Commercial Law.

The Supreme Court held that a tenant is entitled to rescind a lease contract and recover the rent it paid if a decision by the competent authorities prevents the tenant from using the property for the purpose for which it was leased, in accordance with articles 550 and 551 of the Civil Transactions Law.

The Supreme Court held that where the parties have agreed on their own definition of force majeure, that contractual definition governs, because the Civil Transactions Law does not lay down a precise definition of force majeure. A party therefore cannot invoke force majeure for an event that the contract expressly excludes. The court also held that joining a third party, including a guarantor, to a lawsuit must follow the ordinary procedures for filing a claim, and that a request made only in a defence memorandum or orally at a hearing is insufficient to validly join that party.