Procedures
Commercial courts since 2017, with CCJA appeal on Uniform Act points
Loi n° 2017-25 created specialised commercial courts in Dakar with an appellate commercial chamber. General civil procedure follows the Code de procédure civile, and enforcement runs through the OHADA Uniform Act.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — Tribunal de Commerce and Chambre d'appel commerciale; Cour suprême or the CCJA on Uniform Act questions.
- Deadline — Commercial appeal: 15 days, shorter than general civil
- Deadline — Opposition to an injonction de payer: 15 days
- Deadline — CCJA pourvoi: two months
Governing law
- Code de procédure civile
- Loi n° 2017-25 créant les tribunaux de commerce et les chambres d'appel commerciales
- Acte uniforme portant organisation des procédures simplifiées de recouvrement et des voies d'exécution
In practice
The 2017 commercial courts were created with mixed benches of professional judges and business assessors and with tight procedural timetables, aimed at improving Senegal's contract-enforcement standing. Alongside the CCJA route for Uniform Act questions, Dakar also hosts a growing arbitration practice through the Centre d'Arbitrage, de Médiation et de Conciliation of the chamber of commerce.