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Supreme Court of Justice | Interpretation of the Arbitration Agreement | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Clause | Lack of Financial Means| Case #98
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 2nd December 2019 2nd December 2019
Case nr. 8927/18.7T8LSB-A.L1.S1 12-11-2019 LINK DGSI Headline: An arbitration agreement is interpreted according to the rules that apply to the interpretation of contracts. The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide upon its own competence. The impecuniosity of a party may be grounds to refuse the enforcement of an arbitration agreement if that impecuniosity is not […]
Arbitration Agreement, Impecuniosity, Inoperativeness Arbitration Agreement, Interpretation, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, arbitration agreement, inoperativeness arbitration clause, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators Fees | Urgent Procedure | Complexity of the case| Case #97
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 26th October 2019
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Case #97 Case nr. 1123/19.8YRLSB-L1-2 26-09-2019 LINK DGSI Headline: The judicial procedure aimed at reducing the remuneration and expenses of the arbitral trribunal is urgent and, therefore, a suspension of the procedure should not be allowed. The remuneration of the arbitrators shall take into account the complexity of the issues, […]
Arbitration Costs, Arbitrators' Fees, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitration, Urgent Procedurearbitration, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration
Coimbra Court of Appeal | Arbitration Costs | Application of judicial costs to arbitral proceedings | Case #96
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 23rd September 2019
Coimbra Court of Appeal | Arbitration Costs | Application of judicial costs to arbitral proceedings | Case #96 Case nr. 1957/18.0YRLSB.C1 LINK DGSI Headline: The Legal Regulation of the Judicial Procedural Costs is not applicable to arbitral proceedings Summary: According to Art. 42(5) of the LAV (Law no. 63/2011, of 14/12), and provided that […]
Arbitration Costs, Coimbra Court of Appeal, Judicial Costs, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, arbitration costs, international arbitration, judicial costs, portuguese arbitration
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Motivation of Arbitral Awards | Annulment | 27-06-2019| Case #95
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 15th July 2019
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Motivation of Arbitral Awards | Annulment | 27-06-2019 | Case nr. 2794/18.8YRLSB.L1-2 | Case #95 LINK DGSI Headline: According to the Portuguese Arbitration Law, an arbitration award which lacks reasoning shall be considered null and void. However, a merely defective statement of reasons is not sufficient to grant the annulment […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Motivation Arbitral Award, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, international arbitration, motivation arbitral award, portuguese arbitration
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Penalty Clauses | Competence of Arbitral Tribunals to award Penalty Clauses | 06-06-2019| Case #94
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 26th June 2019
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Penalty Clauses | Competence of Arbitral Tribunals to award Penalty Clauses | 06-06-2019| Case #94 Case nr. 1460/18.9 YRLSB.L1-6 LINK DGSI Headline: Arbitral tribunals shall have the power to enforce a penalty payment, particularly in compulsory arbitrations. Summary: I – In an arbitration proceeding where the defendants were obliged […]
Liquidated Damages, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Penalty Clauses, Penalty Payment, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, Competence of arbitral tribunals, international arbitration, Penalty Clauses, penalty payment, portuguese arbitration
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Counterclaim – Admissibility | 14-05-2019| Case #93
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 26th June 2019 26th June 2019
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Counterclaim – Admissibility | 14-05-2019| Case #93 Case nr. 1296/17.4YRLSB.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: According to Art. 33(4) of the Portuguese Arbitration Law, the admissibility of a counterclaim depends on the subject matter being or not envisaged in the arbitration agreement. Given that the parties agreed on computing the final […]
Counterclaim | Admissibility, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, counterclaim admissibility, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Standard Form Contracts | Swaps | 14-05-2019 | Case #92
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Standard Form Contracts | Swaps | 14-05-2019 | Case #92 Case nr. 2741/16.1T8PTM.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: Even though there is no express arbitration agreement in the contract, the mere reference to a framework contract which contains in itself an arbitration clause is deemed to be construed as […]
Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justice, Swaps, Swaps Arbitrationarbitration, arbitration in swaps, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitration, standard form contracts, swaps arbitration
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Right to Appeal | Interlocutory Decisions | 07-05-2019 | Case #091
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 20th May 2019
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 07-05-2019 Case Nr. 2553/18.8YRLSB.L1-2 LINK DGSI Headline: Art. 39(4) of the Portuguese Arbitration Law provides that the right to appeal depends on the parties’ express agreement. However, this regime concerns merely those awards that settle the dispute or a part of it. Therefore, it does not extend to interlocutory arbitral […]
Appeal, Interlocutory Decisions, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, interlocutory decisions, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Mandatory Arbitration | Validity of the Patent in Dispute as Objection | Competence of the Arbitral Tribunal | 02-05-2019 | Case #091
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 13th May 2019
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 02-05-2019 Case Nr. 1956/18.2YRLSB-6 LINK DGSI Headline: In a mandatory arbitration initiated according to Law Nr. 62/2011, of 12 December 2011, the defendant is prevented from contest the claim by raising an objection grounded in the invalidity of the patent in dispute. Summary: In a mandatory arbitration, the defendant is […]
Lisbon Court of Appeal, Mandatory Arbitration, Portuguese Arbitrationinternational arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, mandatory arbitration, patents on medicines, portuguese arbitration
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 5th May 2019
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 07-03-2019 Case Nr. 7459/16.2T8LSB-A.L1-2 LINK DGSI Headline: The insured is not bound by the arbitration agreement inserted in an insurance contract entered into between the insurer and the policyholder. Summary: In the vast majority of cases, the insurance on behalf of another person is a contract to the benefit […]
Arbitration Agreement, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Insurance Contract, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, enforcement arbitration clause, insurance contract, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 21-03-2019 Case Nr. 1412/18.9YRLSB.L1-2 LINK DGSI Headline: The arbitral award must contain its motivation, consisting of an assessment of the evidence produced, the indication of the facts proven, particularly those admitted by the parties, the reasons justifying the application of the legal rules to the facts, and the conclusion resulting […]
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 26th March 2019
Guimarães Court of Appeal Date: 21-02-2019 Case Nr. 317/18.8T8PRT.G1 LINK DGSI Headline: The supervening economic impossibility of the signatories of an arbitration agreement (preventing them from bearing the inevitable costs of such dispute resolution mechanism), may constitute a manifest ineffectiveness of such arbitration agreement. Accordingly, the state court is competent to decide the question […]
Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Guimarães Court of Appeal, Impecuniosity, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, competence of the state court to decide the ineffectiveness of the arbitration agreement, enforcement arbitration clause, impecuniosity, international arbitration, Lack Financial Means, portuguese arbitration
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement | Group of Companies | 15-01-2019 | Case #087
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 2nd February 2019
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 15-01-2019 Case Nr. 28/14.3TBOHP.C1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: An arbitration agreement may be extended to non-signatory parties that belng to the same group of companies Summary: According to Arts. 406, nr. 2 and 217, nr. 1 of the Portuguese Civil Code, the circumstance that one of the petitioners (a company […]
Arbitration Agreement, Extension Arbitration Agreement, Group of Companies Doctrine, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, enforcement arbitration clause, extension arbitration agreement, Group of companies doctrine, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration
Lisbon Court of Appeal | IBA Guidelines | Conflicts of Interest | 22-01-2019 | Case #086
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 1st February 2019
The IBA Guidelines are American rules, unfit for the European rules, and are useful as any document on ethics, but the parties are not obliged to comply with them, much less the arbitrators.
Conflicts of Interest, IBA Guidelines, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, Conflicts of Interest, IBA Guidelines, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | Due Process | 19-02-2015 | Case #085
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 30th January 2019
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | Due Process | 19-02-2015 | Case #085 Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 19-02-2015 Case Nr. 1422/14.5YRLSB.L1-8 LINK DGSI Headlines: In arbitral proceedings, compliance with the due process principles must always be guaranteed. However, the tribunal may decide immediately on certain submitted requests without necessarily hearing the parties, […]
Arbitrators' Fees, Due Process, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, arbitrators' fees, due process, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Waiver of the right to challenge the lack of competence | 04-12-2018 | Case #84
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 8th January 2019 7th January 2019
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice Case Nr. 598/17.4YRLSB S1 Date: 04/12/2018 Link DGSI HERE Headlines The arbitral tribunal has competence to decide on its own competence, and the appointment of an arbitrator by a party does not deprive it of later challenge the competence of the arbitral tribunal. Summary: The appellate decision that, in an […]
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitration, res judicata arbitration
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Negative Effects of the Arbitration Agreement | Hardship | 16-10-2018| Case #081
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 20th November 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 16-10-2018 Case Nr. 2258/16.4T8CBR.C1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: The arbitration agreement produces a negative effect that will force the court judge to dismiss the judicial procedure in which the arbitration agreement was invoked, unless it is manifestly null, inoperable or incapable of producing its effects. An allegation of “just cause” or […]
Arbitration Agreement, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, enforcement arbitration clause, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitration
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Enforcement of the Arbitral Award | Res Judicata | Annulment of the Arbitral Award | 04-10-2018 | Case #080
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 13th November 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 04-10-2018 Case Nr. 10758/01.4TVLSB-A.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: The Old Arbitration Law (1986) will apply to enforcement procedures initiated before the New Arbitration Law came into force. The Old Arbitration Law provided for the following mechanisms to challenge an arbitral award: (a) annulment procedure; (b) appeal before the Court of Appeals; […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, Application of the New Law, Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, Portuguese Arbitration, Res judicata, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration, res judicata arbitration
(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Annulment of the Award | Lack of Motivation | Liquidated Damages | 27-09-2018 | Case #079
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 27-09-2018 Case Nr. 776/17.6YRLSB.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: In a lawsuit for the annulment of an arbitral award, the appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeals is admissible before the Supreme Court, provided that the appeal deals only with the issue of whether the requisites for that annulment are […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, Application of the New Law, Liquidated Damages, Motivation Arbitral Award, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justiceannulment arbitral award, arbitration, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | Kompentenz-Kompetenz | 11-01-2011 | Case #078
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 9th October 2018 5th October 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 11-01-2011 Case Nr. 3539/08.6TVLSB.L1 LINK DGSI Headline: The arbitration agreement concluded with a company belonging to the same group of companies only binds the contracting parties, except if a third party later accedes to that agreement. The arbitral tribunal shall be competent to interpret the arbitration clause in order to […]
Arbitration Agreement, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Extension Arbitration Agreement, Group of Companies Doctrine, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, enforcement arbitration clause, Group of companies doctrine, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, multy party arbitration, portuguese arbitration
Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | 08-09-2011 | Case #077
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 8th October 2018 5th October 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 08-09-2011 Case Nr. 3539/08.6TVLSB.LL.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: In principle, the arbitration agreement binds only the contracting parties but may be enforced against or by an assignee of a contract Summary: 1. In principle, an arbitration agreement contained in a contract only binds the contracting parties. 2. However, and in […]
Arbitration Agreement, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Extension Arbitration Agreement, Goodwill compensation, Group of Companies Doctrine, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, enforcement arbitration clause, extension arbitration agreement, Group of companies doctrine, international arbitration, multy party arbitration, portuguese arbitration
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 7th October 2018 5th October 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 07-07-2016 Case Nr. 508/14.0TBLNH-A.L1-2 LINK DGSI Headline: It will be considered sufficient for the purpose of incorporation if the contract signed by the parties or the correspondence between them contains a reference to a document containing the arbitration agreement. The “competence-competence” principle applies with one exception arising from the application […]
Arbitration Agreement, Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Lisbon Court of Appealarbitration, arbitration agreement by reference, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitration, separability of the arbitration agreementLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 13-02-2014 Case Nr. 1053/13.7YRLSB-2 LINK DGSI Headline: It is up to the arbitral tribunal to decide on their fees and other costs of the arbitration. It shall not be annulled a final award that does not contain the motivation regarding the factual background that was considered to be proven by […]
Arbitrators' Fees, Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Motivation Arbitral Award, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, arbitrators' fees, international arbitration, motivation arbitral award, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 09-07-2015 Case Nr. 1770/13.1TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines: The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant. Summary: 1. The interpretation of any arbitration agreement, such as an arbitration clause, relating to possible and future disputes arising from a specific contractual relationship, […]
Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Portuguese Arbitration, Standard Form Contracts, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitration, res judicata arbitrationLeave a comment
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 4th October 2018 23rd September 2018
Guimarães Court of Appeal Date: 08.03.2012 Case Nr. 1387/11.5TBBCL-B.G1 LINK DGSI Headlines: The state court is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement if that validity is the subject matter of the dispute brought to the court. Summary: 1. In order to determine the nature of the subject matter at issue, it is […]
Guimarães Court of Appeal, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Swaps, Swaps Arbitrationarbitration, enforcement arbitration clause, impecuniosity, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 02-06-2015 | Case #073
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 3rd October 2018 23rd September 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 02-06-2015 Case Nr. 1279/14.6TVLSB.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines: The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant. Summary: 1. Given that the parties have agreed on arbitration to solve any dispute arising out of the contract they have entered into, and the […]
Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Portuguese Arbitration, Standard Form Contracts, Supreme Court of Justice, Swaps, Swaps Arbitrationarbitration, enforcement arbitration clause, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Porto Court of Appeal | Competence of the Arbitral Tribunal to decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 13-04-2015 | Case #072
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 2nd October 2018 2nd October 2018
Porto Court of Appeal Date: 13-04-2015 Case Nr. 471/14.8TVPRT.P1 LINK DGSI Headlines: The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement, and the state court may not decide that issue unless such invalidity is blatant. Summary: 1. Given that the parties entered into a ‘master agreement’, which stated that it was […]
Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Porto Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitration, Standard Form Contracts, Swaps, Swaps Arbitrationarbitration, arbitration in swaps, enforcement arbitration clause, impecuniosity, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitration, standard form contracts, swaps arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Multy-Party Arbitration & Swaps |14-06-2018 | Case #071
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 1st October 2018 23rd September 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 14-06-2018 Case Nr. 81/17.8YELSB-8 LINK DGSI Headlines: A swap master agreement entered separately into with different individuals and the bank allows the joinder of multiple claimants in arbitration. Summary: 1. If a number of swap agreements between different individuals and the same Bank is concluded under a similar contractual framework, […]
Lisbon Court of Appeal, MultiParty Arbitration, Swaps Arbitrationarbitration, arbitration in swaps, enforcement arbitration clause, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, multy party arbitration, portuguese arbitration, standard form contracts, swaps arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Modification of Arbitral Awards | 28-01-2016 | Case #070
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 30th September 2018 23rd September 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Modification of Arbitral Awards | 28-01-2016 Date: 28-01-2016 Case Nr. 660/15.8YRLSB-2 Link DGSI Headlines An arbitral award may be modified if the facts on which it was based have subsequently suffered a material change. Summary 1. The extent to which the motivation of the arbitral award is required for […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Modification Arbitral Award, Motivation Arbitral Award, Res judicataannulment arbitral award, arbitration, international arbitration, modification arbitral awards, portuguese arbitration, res judicata arbitrationLeave a comment
Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement |28-05-2015 | Case #069
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 29th September 2018 23rd September 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 28-05-2015 Case Nr. 2040/13.0TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines: State courts are not competent to decide the invalidity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant. Summary: 1. Since the defendant invoked an arbitration agreement in a timely manner, only in cases where such agreement is manifestly invalid, inoperative or ineffective […]
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration in Standard Form Contracts | 24-02-2015 | Case #068
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 28th September 2018 23rd September 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 24-02-2015 Case Nr. 2186.13.5TVLSB.L1-7 LINK DGSI Headlines: An arbitration agreement included in a standard form contract (such as a swap agreement) produces a negative effect upon the jurisdiction of the state court to hear a dispute brought in relation to it, even if the petitioner has claimed for its invalidity […]
Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, Impecuniosity, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Standard Form Contracts, Swaps, Swaps Arbitrationarbitration, arbitration in swaps, enforcement arbitration clause, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Lack Financial Means, portuguese arbitration, public policy and arbitration, public policy of Portugal, standard form contracts, swaps arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | 01-07-2014 | Case #064
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 27th September 2018 23rd September 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 01-07-2014 Case Nr. 200/14.6YRLSB-7 LINK DGSI Headline: Complexity of the case, time consumed, (and other) factors must be considered when fixing the arbitrator’s fees. Summary: When fixing the arbitrators’ fees, it is necessary to consider that this is a proceeding in which issues of high complexity are discussed, involving […]
Arbitrators' Fees, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, arbitrators' fees, international arbitration, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Compulsory Penalty | Motivation of the arbitral award | 13-02-2014 |Case #040
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 26th September 2018 21st September 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 13-02-2014 Case Nr. 724/13.2YRLSB-8 LINK DGSI Headline: In the absence of an express provision providing jurisdiction, arbitral tribunals cannot impose periodic penalty payments. Arbitral awards that do not explain relevant facts should be annulled by state courts. Summary: The legitimacy of an arbitral tribunal arises from the will of […]
Lisbon Court of Appeal, Motivation Arbitral Award, Penalty Payment, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, international arbitration, motivation arbitral award, Penalty Clauses, penalty payment, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Mandatory Arbitration | Validity of the Patent in Dispute as Objection | 21-06-2018 | Case #067
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 25th September 2018 23rd September 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 21-06-2018 Case Nr. 2384/17.2YRLSB.L1-8 LINK DGSI Headline: In a mandatory arbitration initiated according to Law Nr. 62/2011, of 12 December 2011, the defendant is admitted to contest the claim by raising an objection grounded in the invalidity of the patent in dispute. Summary: In a mandatory arbitration initiated according […]
Due Process, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Mandatory Arbitration, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, due process, international arbitration, mandatory arbitration, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | 10-09-2013 | Case #038
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 24th September 2018 23rd September 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 10-09-2013 Case Nr. 297/13.6YRLSB-7 LINK DGSI Headline: Arbitrators may consider circumstances such as the complexity of the issues decided, the value of the case and the time spent on arbitral proceedings to determine and fix costs on the parties. Summary: Under Article 17(2) of the Voluntary Arbitration Act […]
Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Hierarchical Competent Court to Recognise Foreign Arbitral Awards | 25-02-2014 | Case #037
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 23rd September 2018 12th September 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 25-02-2014 Case Nr. 29/13.9YRPRT.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines: In proceedings commenced before the new arbitration law entered into force, all foreign awards and all decisions by foreign courts were to be reviewed and confirmed by Portuguese courts. Similarly, in proceedings commenced after the new arbitration law entered into force, all foreign […]
Hierarchical Jurisdiction, Portuguese Arbitration, Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, hierarchical jurisdiction of state courts, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration, Recognition Arbitral AwardsLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | 06-02-2014 |Case #039
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 22nd September 2018 12th September 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 06-02-2014 Case Nr. 866/13.4YRLSB-2 LINK DGSI Headline: Parties may challenge the amount of fees and expenses fixed by arbitrators in the state court. However, this right is lost if the parties have shown explicit signs of accepting the fees set by arbitrators in the terms of reference. Summary: […]
Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Application of the new Arbitration Act ratione temporis | Appeal and Setting Aside | 13-07-2017 | Case #044
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 21st September 2018 29th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 13-07-2017 Case Nr. 2455/13.4YYLSB-A.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: Arbitrations commenced before the 2011 LAV entered into force, regardless of when the arbitral award is rendered. Examination of the merits of the arbitral award is possible when the award is under appeal, but not under actions for setting aside, or in an […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, Appeal, Supreme Court of Justiceannulment arbitral award, appeal, arbitration, international arbitration, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Application of the Code of Civil Procedure to Arbitral Proceedings | Due Process | 10-12-2015 | Case #042
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 20th September 2018 28th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 10-12-2015 Case Nr. 3486/12.7TBLRA.C1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: Arbitrators may dispense with the requirement of taking personal testimony from both parties. Summary: The arbitrator, as a well-informed and impartial judge, has to decide the question that the parties ask of him by relying on the best interpretation of the law […]
Code Civil Procedure, Due Process, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, code of civil procedure, due process, international arbitration, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Appeal against the Arbitral Award | 10-11-2016| Case #043
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 19th September 2018 28th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 10-11-2016 Case Nr. 1052/14.1TBBCL.P1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: Appeal of the annulment of an award should evaluate the specific grounds used to annul the award; and a review of the merits of the judgement should not be done. Summary: The rule contained in no. 1 of Art. 671 of the […]
Appeal, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justiceappeal, arbitration, international arbitration, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Appeal and Waiver of the Right to Appeal | Annulment of Arbitral Award | 04-06-2013 | Case #045
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 18th September 2018 28th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 04-06-2013 Case Nr. 2548/10.0TVLSB.L1-7 LINK DGSI Headline: Courts may annul the award if basic procedural principles are violated, i.e. internal contradiction within the award, failure to treat the parties equally or lack of reasoning behind the decision. Summary: I – In view of the legal inadmissibility, due to the waiver […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, Appeal, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitrationannulment arbitral award, appeal, arbitration, international arbitration, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | 12-02-2015 | Case #066
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 17th September 2018 25th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 12-02-2015 Case Nr. 1551/14.5YRLSB-8 LINK DGSI Headline: The amount due to the arbitrators shall be calculated in accordance with proportionality, fairness and justice criteria, taking also into account the complexity and number of acts that have been carried out. Summary: In fixing the arbitrators’ fees it will be necessary to […]
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | 15-01-2015 | Case #065
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 16th September 2018 25th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 15-01-2015 Case Nr. 1362/14.8YRLSB.L1-8 LINK DGSI Headline: The amount of the arbitrators’ fees shall be calculated in proportion to the complexity of the award and the time spent during the proceedings. Summary: The fact that the arbitral proceedings were not contested and the subsequent reduction in both the complexity […]
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | 29-04-2014 | Case #063
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 15th September 2018 25th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 29-04-2014 Case Nr. 1337/13.4YRLSB-7 LINK DGSI Headline: The arbitrators’ fees shall be calculated in accordance with the complexity of the case and the stage where the proceedings are terminated. Summary: In the context of an arbitral proceeding not contested by the defendant, the proceedings shall proceed, after the case […]
Porto Court of Appeal | Annulment of arbitral award | Time limit to render the award | 23-10-2014 | Case #062
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 14th September 2018 25th August 2018
Porto Court of Appeal Date: 23-10-2014 Case Nr. 178/13.3TVPRT.P1 LINK DGSI Headline: The submission agreement shall expire, and the arbitral tribunal shall be relieved from its remit if the arbitral award is made after almost two years since the date on which the arbitration proceedings commenced. Summary: An award rendered by the Arbitral Commission […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, Arbitration Agreement, Porto Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitration, Time Limits to Render the Awardannulment arbitral award, arbitration, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration, time limits to render the awardLeave a comment
Porto Court of Appeal | Hierarchical jurisdiction | Recognition of foreign arbitral awards | 09-09-2013 | Case #061
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 13th September 2018 25th August 2018
Porto Court of Appeal Date: 09-09-2013 Case Nr. 29/13.9YRPRT LINK DGSI Headline: A foreign arbitral award shall be recognised by the court of appeal in whose district is located the domicile of the person against whom the award is invoked. The recognition of a foreign arbitral award made in a country party to the […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, Application of the New Law, Hierarchical Jurisdiction, New York Convention 1958, Porto Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitrationannulment arbitral award, arbitration, hierarchical jurisdiction of state courts, international arbitration, New York Convention 1958, porto court of appeal, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Concurrent jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals and state courts | 30-06-2015 | Case #060
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 12th September 2018 25th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 30-06-2015 Case Nr. 1934/12.5 TBCSC-A.L1-1 LINK DGSI Headline: State courts must decide any procedural objection “ex officio”, except if the objection related to the existence of an arbitration agreement, in which situation only one of the parties can raise that objection. Summary: The jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal, accorded […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Negative Effect of the Arbitration Agreement | 12-05-2016 | Case #057
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 10th September 2018 25th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 12-05-2016 Case Nr. 710/14.5TVLSB-A.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: According to Art. 18(3) of the Arbitration Act, the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal includes the power to decide on the validity of the arbitration agreement. Summary: The Supreme Court of Justice is competent to decide issues on the interpretation and application […]
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Porto Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Negative Effect of the Arbitration Agreement | 13-04-2015 | Case #056
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 9th September 2018 25th August 2018
Porto Court of Appeal Date: 13-04-2015 Case Nr. 471/14.8TVPRT.P1 LINK DGSI Headline: The court judge shall dismiss the procedure in accordance with Art. 5(1) of the Arbitration Act if a party invokes the existence of an arbitration agreement, unless such agreement is manifestly null and void, ineffective or unenforceable. According to Art. 18(3) of the […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Separability of the Arbitration Agreement | 06-04-2017 | Case #053
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 7th September 2018 21st August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 06-04-2017 Case Nr. 416/16.0YRLSB.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: Where an arbitration agreement is an integral part of a contract, and that contract has not received necessary signature, the arbitration agreement is non-existent despite its autonomy. Summary: Where there is a breach of the rules of substantive jurisdiction, in particular of […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Application of the new Arbitration Act ratione temporis | 14-04-2016 | Case #050
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 6th September 2018 21st August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 14-04-2016 Case Nr. 2455/13.4YYLSB-A.L1-2 LINK DGSI Headline: If the LAV of 1986 is in force at the time that the parties submitted the request for arbitration, this will be the law applicable to arbitration proceedings, even if the LAV of 2011 is in force at the time that the […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | 04-12-2014 | Case #048
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 5th September 2018 21st August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 04-12-2014 Case Nr. 1181/14.1YRLSB.L1-6 LINK DGSI Headline: Arbitral tribunals are prevented from fixing fees manifestly disproportionate to the service they provide. Summary: Notwithstanding the economic value of the interests in dispute, the total amount of € 18,000 fixed as fees of the members of the arbitral tribunal is disproportionate in […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Amendments to the Memorials | Amendment of the Relief Sought | Ultra Petita| 27-11-2014 | Case #047
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 4th September 2018 21st August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 27-11-2014 Case Nr. 703/14.2YRLSB.L1-2 LINK DGSI Headline: An arbitral tribunal has not exceeded its power when it declares relief pursuant to an amendment to the memorials in the arbitration, as long as there has not been unjustified delay, and both parties have received the opportunity to make submissions on the […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Application of the New Arbitration Act Ratione Temporis | 11-06-2013 | Case #046
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 3rd September 2018 21st August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 11-06-2013 Case Nr. 955/12.2YRLSB-7 LINK DGSI Headline: The 2011 LAV cannot apply to arbitration proceedings initiated before its entry into force, unless all the parties to the arbitration expressly or tacitly agree to its application. Summary: 1. Article 4 (2) of Law No 63/2011, which approves the 2011 […]
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Porto Court of Appeal | Annulment of the arbitral award | Supplementation by the Arbitral Tribunal | 23-06-2015 | Case #052
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 2nd September 2018 20th August 2018
Porto Court of Appeal Date: 23-06-2015 Case Nr. 9/15.0YRPRT LINK DGSI Headline: The arbitral award may be supplemented by the arbitral tribunal to correct any deficiency that may produce its invalidity. The supplementation can be made while an ongoing annulment procedure is suspended. Summary: The arbitral award shall be annulled if the circumstances foreseen […]
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Porto Court of Appeal | Partial annulment of an arbitral award | Lack of motivation | 04-06-2013 | Case #051
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 1st September 2018 20th August 2018
Porto Court of Appeal Date: 04-06-2013 Case Nr. 119/13.8YRPRT LINK DGSI Headline: If the arbitral tribunal failed to deal with all the matters submitted to arbitration, the award shall only be annulled partially, with regard to the part that has not been dealt with. Summary: According to Art. 42(3) of the Arbitration Act, the […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | “ex aequo et bono” | Motivation of Arbitral Awards | Procedural guarantees | 15-03-2016 | Case #049
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 31st August 2018 19th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 15-03-2016 Case Nr. 871/15.6YRLSB-7 LINK DGSI Headline: An arbitral award may only be set aside if extremely exceptional circumstances occur, such as the violation of fundamental principles of due process that may have had an influence in the outcome of the case. An arbitral award is sufficiently motivated if it […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, Due Process, Ex Aequo et Bono, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Motivation Arbitral Award, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, arbitration ex aequeo et bono, due process, Ex Aequo et Bono, international arbitration, motivation arbitral award, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators | Challenge of Arbitrator | 01-02-2018 | Case #023
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 30th August 2018 17th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 01-02-2018 Case Nr. 1320/17.0YRLSB-8 LINK DGSI Headline: The Arbitrator’s prior opinion on a given issue does not in itself imply a lack of independence or impartiality. Summary: The fact that the arbitrator has an opinion about certain issues does not in itself imply lack of impartiality or impartiality. In certain […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators | Challenge of Arbitrator | 03-10-2017 | Case #022
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 29th August 2018 17th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 03-10-2017 Case Nr. 1177/17.1YRLSB-7 LINK DGSI Headline: In cases where omission to disclose is of substance that is fundamental in nature, this in itself would point towards a lack of independence or impartiality. Where the challenge is based on the fact that certain relevant evidence was not considered by the […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators | IBA Guidelines | Challenge of Arbitrator | 13-09-2016 | Case #021
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 26th August 2018 14th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 13-09-2016 Case Nr. 581/16.7YRLSB.-1 LINK DGSI Headline: A challenge to an arbitrator’s independence and impartiality is to be determined through an objective criterion, and not through the eyes of either party. A nomination for numerous arbitrations does not, by itself, constitute grounds for challenge of the arbitrator, especially in a […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Arbitral Awards | Arbitration Clause inserted in a Standard Form Contract | 18-02-2014 | Case #0036
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 25th August 2018 12th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 18-02-2014 Case Nr. 1630/06.2YRCBR.C2.S1 LINK DGSI RELATED CASE #28 (Coimbra Court of Appeal) Headlines: The NYC applies to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Portugal. Standard form contracts are characterized by three fundamental elements: they are generic, pre-formulated and not subject to modification. If a set of […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Enforcement of Arbitral Awards | Grounds for Resisting Enforcement | 12-07-2012 | Case #0035
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 24th August 2018 12th August 2018
Lisboa Court of Appeal Date: 12-07-2012 Case Nr. 2191/11.6YYLSB-A.L1-7 LINK DGSI Headlines: An arbitral award equates to a court judgment for the purposes of an enforcement procedure. The award debtor may not invoke there any ground that he could have invoked during a setting aside procedure. Summary: The arbitral award is an enforceable document, […]
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Porto Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | 07-12-2002 | Case #0034
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 23rd August 2018 12th August 2018
Porto Court of Appeal Date: 07-12-2002 Case Nr. 0250581 LINK DGSI Headlines: The NYC1958 applies to procedures aimed at recognising foreign arbitral awards. To that effect, Art. 1094 et seq. of the Portuguese Code of Civil Procedure do not apply. Summary: Both Portugal and the United Kingdom acceded to the New York Convention on […]
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Évora Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | The nature of an arbitration agreement | 04-10-2008 | Case #0033
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 22nd August 2018 12th August 2018
Évora Court of Appeal Date: 04-10-2008 Case Nr. 1725/07-2 LINK DGSI Headline: An arbitration agreement is a real promissory contract whereby the parties oblige themselves to agree in the future. The exclusive jurisdiction of the Portuguese Courts relates only to cases where a real estate right is at stake but not a lawsuit involving interests […]
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Évora Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Commencement of the Arbitration Proceedings | 05-06-2008 | Case #0032
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 21st August 2018 12th August 2018
Évora Court of Appeal Date: 05-06-2008 Case Nr. 876/08-3 LINK DGSI Headline: The arbitration proceedings are deemed to be commenced when the request for arbitration is sent to the respondent. Summary: For the purpose of Arts. 289 and 389(1)(d) of the Portuguese Code of Civil Procedure, the arbitration proceedings are deemed to be commenced with […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Liquidated Damages Clause | International Public Policy | 14-03-2013 | Case #0031
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 20th August 2018 12th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 14-03-2013 Case Nr. 7328/10.0TBOER.L1.S1 LINK (external) RELATED CASE – Lisbon Court of Appeal | 12-07-2012| Case #030 Headlines: The recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award may only be refused if it is manifestly contrary to the principles of international public policy of Portugal. If the agreement was freely […]
International Public Policy, Liquidated Damages, New York Convention 1958, Portuguese Arbitration, Public Policy, Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, international arbitration, liquidated damages, New York Convention 1958, portuguese arbitration, public policy and arbitration, public policy of Portugal, Recognition Arbitral AwardsLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Staying of the Recognition Procedure and Posting Adequate Security| 30-06-2011 | Case #0029
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 18th August 2018 12th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 30-06-2011 Case Nr. 2004/08.6TVLSB-A-7 LINK DGSI Headline: Art. VI of New York Convention provides for the staying of the recognition procedure when the annulment of the award is pending in the contracting State in which the award was made. It also provides that, in such event, the party seeking the […]
Lisbon Court of Appeal, New York Convention 1958, Portuguese Arbitration, Posting of Security, Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Staying of Recognition Procedurearbitration, international arbitration, New York Convention 1958, portuguese arbitration, Posting Security, Recognition Arbitral Awards, Staying of Recognition ProcedureLeave a comment
Coimbra Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Arbitral Awards | Arbitration Clause inserted in a Standard Form Contract | 19-06-2013 | Case #0028
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 17th August 2018 12th August 2018
Coimbra Court of Appeal Date: 19-06-2013 Case Nr. 1630/06.2YRCBR.C2 LINK DGSI RELATED CASE #036 (Supreme Court of Justice) Headline: A party wishing to rely on an arbitration clause inserted in a standard form contract must show that that clause was subjected to bargain between the parties, under penalty of nullity. The state court before […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition before Enforcement | 08-06-2010 | Case #0027
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 16th August 2018 12th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 08-06-2010 Case Nr. 243/10.9YRLSB-7 LINK DGSI Headline: An arbitral award rendered in a country party to the New York Convention needs to be recognised in Portugal before it is enforced. Summary: A foreign arbitral award is not automatically enforceable within the Portuguese jurisdiction without being subjected to a prior revision […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators | Challenge of Arbitrator | 29-09-2015 | Case #0020
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 29-09-2015 Case Nr. 827/15.9YRLSB-1 LINK DGSI Headline: Non-disclosure of relevant circumstances may lead to justifiable doubts against an arbitrators independence and impartiality. Summary: The arbitrator did not disclose at the time of his nomination or appointment: his previous participation in identical or similar arbitrations, as well as the opinion […]
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 15th August 2018 12th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 19-03-2009 Case Nr. 299/09 LINK DGSI DGSI does not provide a link to this case, which can be found in “Colectânea de Jurisprudência – Acs. Supremo Tribunal de Justiça”, 2009, nº 214, Vol. I, p. 147 to 149 Headline: An arbitral award rendered in a country party to the New […]
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Supreme Court of Justice Date: 06-09-2016 Case Nr. 158/15.4YRCBR.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: As per Art. 39(1) of the LAV, the jurisdiction to appoint arbitrators lies with the court situated in the ‘seat of arbitration’. The time-limit to file an application for setting aside an award is a ‘judicial deadline’, and does not lead to extinction […]
Portuguese Arbitration, Res judicata, Seat of Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justice, Territorial jurisdictionarbitration, international arbitration, portuguese arbitration, res judicata arbitration, seat of arbitration, territorial jurisdictionLeave a comment
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 13th August 2018 8th August 2018
Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Impecuniosity & Enforceability of the Arbitration Agreement | 25-09-2014 Date: 25-09-2014 Case No. 403/13.0TCGMR.G1 LINK DGSI Headlines – The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide on its own competence and the state court can only assess the validity, applicability and enforceability of the arbitration agreement where there are […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 21-06-2016 | Case #0016
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 12th August 2018 9th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 21-06-2016 Case Nr. 301/14.0TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: The court may refuse to refer the parties to the arbitral tribunal only where the arbitration agreement is manifestly null and void. Summary: 1. In assessing objections to the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, the court must act with restraint, and give the […]
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Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 11th August 2018 2nd February 2019
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 14-07-2016 Case Nr. 660/16.0YRLSB-2 LINK DGSI Headline: In the absence of a prior agreement of the parties, arbitrators can decide on their own fees. Summary: 1. As per Art. 17 (2) of the Voluntary Arbitration Act (VAL), in the absence of an agreement between the parties, the arbitrators can decide […]
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Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 05-11-2015 Case Nr. 2672-14.0T8LSB.L1-6 LINK DGSI Headlines: An arbitration clause in a framework agreement is applicable to contracts concluded under it. The failure to raise objections to the court’s jurisdiction on a dispute arising from one contract does not deprive a party of its right to raise such a defence […]
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Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 9th August 2018 7th September 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 12-07-2018 Case Nr. 1254/17.9YRLSB-L1-2 LINK DGSI Headline: An award can be successfully challenged under Art. 46/3 (Arbitration Act) when parties have been treated unequally & that inequality had a decisive effect on the decision. Summary: Similar to other jurisdictions, the production of evidence is not governed by the LAV, but […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | International Public Policy of Portugal | Excessive Liquidated Damages | Abuse of Rights | 14-03-2017 | Case #012
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 8th August 2018 12th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 14-03-2017 Case Nr. 103/13.1YRLSB-2 LINK DGSI Headline: A foreign award enforcing a penal clause of such high magnitude that it impairs the personal and economic freedoms of a party is incompatible with the international public order of Portugal, and is therefore unenforceable. Summary: The fact that the New York Convention […]
Annulment Arbitral Award, International Public Policy, Liquidated Damages, New York Convention 1958, Portuguese Arbitration, Public Policy, Supreme Court of Justicearbitration, international arbitration, New York Convention 1958, portuguese arbitration, public policy and arbitration, public policy of PortugalLeave a comment
Lisbon Court of Appeal | International Public Policy of Portugal | Excessive Liquidated Damages | Abuse of Rights | 02-06-2016 | Case #0011
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 7th August 2018 12th August 2018
Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 02-06-2016 Case Nr. 103/13.1YRLSB-2 LINK DGSI Headline: A foreign award that imposes a disproportionate and excessive penalty on a party is manifestly inconsistent with the international public order of Portugal, and is therefore unenforceable by a Portuguese court. Summary: Prior to enforcement of the award, the court must satisfy itself […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Suspension of the Arbitration Agreement | Restructuring | Impecuniosity | 26-04-2016 | Case #010
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 6th August 2018 6th August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 26-04-2016 Case No. 1212/14.5T8LSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI RELATED CASE: Decision of the Lisbon Court of Appeal HERE Headlines – A restructuring procedure does not entail the suspension of the arbitration agreement or of the arbitration proceedings – Nor does that procedure grant the company under restructure an exemption of court or […]
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Porto Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements by Non-Signatories | Abuse of Rights | 08-03-2016 | Case #009
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 5th August 2018 4th August 2018
Porto Court of Appeal Date: 08-03-2016 Case Nr. 2164/14.7TBSTS.P1 LINK DGSI Headline: State courts must confine themselves to questions of non-existence, nullity or inoperability of the arbitration clause. Non-signatories may be joint to arbitration, and can even claim to be joint in certain instances that were delineated by the Court. Summary: Art. 5(1) and 18(1) […]
Extension Arbitration Agreement, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Porto Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitrationarbitration, extension arbitration agreement, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Porto Court of Appeal | Jurisdiction of Sports Arbitration Court | 27-06-2018 | Case #008
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 4th August 2018 3rd August 2018
Porto Court of Appeal Date: 27-06-2018 Case Nr. 64161/17.9YIPRT.P1 LINK DGSI This case summary was kindly prepared by Rishabh Raheja, (rishabharaheja@gmail.com, NALSAR University of Law), Sameer Thakur (sameerthakur@live.in, NALSAR University of Law), and Abhishek Babbar (abhishekbabbar1996@gmail) Headlines: The Sports Arbitration Court (TAD) does not have the jurisdiction to decide on purely private matters that contain […]
Court of Arbitration for Sports, Porto Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitration, Scope of jurisdictionarbitration, Court of Arbitration for Sports, international arbitration, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, portuguese arbitrationLeave a comment
Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Replacement of Arbitrator and Impact on the Proceedings | 15-02-2017 | Case #006
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 2nd August 2018 3rd August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 15-02-2017 Case Nr. 831/15.7YRLSB.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines: When an arbitrator is replaced, the arbitral tribunal shall take the procedural steps that it deems necessary, and it can decide for the repetition of acts and later issue the award that can be subject to appeal to the competent Court of Appeal. […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Annulment and Motivation of the Arbitral Award | 16-03-2017 | Case #004
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 31st July 2018 3rd August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 16-03-2017 Case Nr. 1052/14.1TBBCL.P1.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines: – An arbitral award may only be challenged in an annulment procedure and it is not subject to appeal unless the parties have provided otherwise. – The grounds for the annulment are set forth in an exhaustive manner and the superior courts are […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Ex Aequo et Bono | Motivation of the Arbitral Award | 22-09-2016 | Case #003
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 30th July 2018 3rd August 2018
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 22-09-2016 Case Nr. 660/15.8YRLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines: The arbitrators shall not be deemed as deciding a case according to “ex aequo et bono” if they are merely applying a substantive legal rule that calls for the decision to be based on a “equity” criterion. The arbitral award should be considered […]
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Live Now !!! The Case Law Section of the Guide for Portuguese Arbitration is online!!!
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 30th July 2018
Case Law Section of the Guide for Portuguese Arbitration VISIT CASE LAW The Case Law section of the Online Guide for Portuguese Arbitration has just been released. We proudly announce that the section dedicated to the Portuguese Case Law on arbitration has been uploaded on the website arbitration.Pt. For the easy perusal of international users, […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| Res judicata |04-07-2013 | Case #002
Online Guide to Portuguese Arbitration 25th July 2018 3rd August 2018
It is the jurisdiction of the labour courts to know, in civil matters, enforcements based in an award delivered by an arbitral tribunal concerning a dispute arising from the employment relationship.
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