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August 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Annulment | Arbitral Award | Fundamental Principles of Arbitration – Case # 134

Portuguese Supreme Court of Justice

Annulment | Arbitral Award | Fundamental Principles of Arbitration

Case No. 1599/22.6YRLSB.S1

Date: 01 July 2025

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Keywords: Annulment | Arbitral Award | Fundamental Principles of Arbitration

Summary:

I. An arbitral … Read more

July 8, 2023September 16, 2025

Supreme Court of Justice | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | Public Policy | Case #133

Case 991/20.5YRLSB.S1

22-06-2023

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Summary:

I. The judgment rendered in a special action for the recognition of a foreign arbitral award is subject to a review appeal to the Supreme Court under the provisions of Article 671(1) of … Read more

September 15, 2021September 16, 2025

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Criminal Proceedings | Arbitrability | Case #132

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Criminal Proceedings | Arbitrability | Case #132

Case nr. 38/21.4YRGMR

13-07-2021

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Summary:

While criminal proceedings are pending against the claimant for facts attributed to him, the arbitral tribunal does not have jurisdiction “rationae … Read more

July 26, 2021September 16, 2025

Coimbra Court of Appeal | Arbitration | Application of the rules of the Portuguese Code of Civil Procedure | Case #131

Case nr. 56/21.2YRCBR.C1

08-07-2021

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Summary:

The rules of the Code of Civil Procedure do not apply even by default to arbitration proceedings subject to the Voluntary Arbitration Law (Law No. 63/2011 of 14 December 2011), save if the … Read more

March 9, 2021September 16, 2025

Porto Court of Appeal | Action for Annulment of an Arbitral Award | Time Limit for Completion of Proceedings | Duty to State Reasons | Case #128

Porto Court of Appeal | Action for Annulment of an Arbitral Award | Time Limit for Completion of Proceedings | Duty to State Reasons | Case #128
Case nr. 298/20.8YRPRT
28-01-2021
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Summary:

I. Article 43 of the Voluntary … Read more

February 12, 2021September 16, 2025

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Lack of Jurisdiction | Arbitration Agreement| Case #122

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Lack of Jurisdiction | Arbitration Agreement| Case #122
Case nr. 149/20.3T8BRG.G1
14-01-2021
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Summary:

I. According to Art. 96 of the Portuguese Code of Civil Procedure, the non-compliance with an arbitration agreement … Read more

February 9, 2021September 16, 2025

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Annulment of an Arbitral Award | Ultra petitum | Case #122

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Annulment of an Arbitral Award | Ultra petitum | Case #122
Case nr. 122/20.1YRGMR
21-01-2021
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Summary:

I. In a special lawsuit for the annulment of an arbitral award, the state court only has … Read more

January 27, 2021September 16, 2025

Lisbon Court of Appeal | International Maritime Transport| International Arbitration | Arbitration Clause| Case #121

Lisbon Court of Appeal | International Maritime Transport| International Arbitration | Arbitration Clause| Case #121
Case nr. 175/17.0TNLSB.L1-7
15-12-2020
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Summary:

I – Portuguese law does not contain any rule that prevents the resolution of conflicts, arising from a … Read more

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impecuniosity and State Legal Aid | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Case #113

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impecuniosity and State Legal Aid | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Case #113
Case nr. 3504/19.8T8FNC.L1-6
18-06-2020
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Summary:

If the petitioner benefits from the State legal aid, for being established his lack … Read more

June 4, 2020May 19, 2020

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Insurance Contract | Extension of the Arbitration Clause to the Beneficiary of the Insurance | Autonomy of the Arbitration Agreement| Case #111

Case nr. 6036/17.5T8LSB.L1-
05-05-2020
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Summary:

I- Insurance contracts are assumed to be contracts in favour of a third party, in which the policyholder acts on behalf of a determined or indeterminate insured person;

II- In such cases, the … Read more

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Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Lack of Jurisdiction | Arbitration Agreement| Case #122Case nr. 149/20.3T8BRG.G114-01-2021LINK DGSI

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Lisbon Court of Appeal | International Maritime Transport| International Arbitration | Arbitration Clause| Case #121Case nr. 175/17.0TNLSB.L1-715-12-2020LINK DGSI

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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impecuniosity and State Legal Aid | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Case #113Case nr. 3504/19.8T8FNC.L1-618-06-2020LINK DGSI

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Case nr. 6036/17.5T8LSB.L1-05-05-2020LINK DGSI

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Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Lack of Jurisdiction | Arbitration Agreement| Case #122
Case nr. 149/20.3T8BRG.G1
14-01-2021
LINK DGSI

Lisbon Court of Appeal | International Maritime Transport| International Arbitration | Arbitration Clause| Case #121
Case nr. 175/17.0TNLSB.L1-7
15-12-2020
LINK DGSI

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impecuniosity and State Legal Aid | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Case #113
Case nr. 3504/19.8T8FNC.L1-6
18-06-2020
LINK DGSI

Case nr. 6036/17.5T8LSB.L1-
05-05-2020
LINK DGSI