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Category: Enforceability Arbitration Agreement

Posted on May 26, 2020June 29, 2020

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 13-09-2018 | Case #106

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Disregard of the Arbitration Clause| 13-09-2018 | Case #106
Case nr. 2741/16.1T8PTM.L1-2
13-09-2018
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Headline:

The law attributes to the arbitral tribunal the competence, in the first place, to assess its competence to resolve … Read more

Posted on May 17, 2020May 13, 2020

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Disregard of the arbitration clause | Appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice| Case #102

Disregard of the arbitration clause | Appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice|
Case nr. 22574/16.4TB8LSB.L1.S1
08-11-2018
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Summary:

I- The existence of an arbitral tribunal established by virtue of an arbitration clause is a determining factor in the … Read more

Posted on May 5, 2019January 19, 2020

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Insurance Contract | Arbitration Agreement | 07-03-2019 | Case #090

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 07-03-2019
Case Nr. 7459/16.2T8LSB-A.L1-2
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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 … Read more

Posted on March 26, 2019January 19, 2020

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Supervening Impecuniosity | Ineffectiveness of the Arbitration Agreement | 21-02-2019 | Case #088

Guimarães Court of Appeal  
Date: 21-02-2019
Case Nr. 317/18.8T8PRT.G1
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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

… Read more
Posted on November 20, 2018January 19, 2020

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Negative Effects of the Arbitration Agreement | Hardship | 16-10-2018| Case #081

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 16-10-2018
Case Nr. 2258/16.4T8CBR.C1.S1
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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

… Read more
Posted on October 9, 2018January 19, 2020

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | Kompentenz-Kompetenz | 11-01-2011 | Case #078

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 11-01-2011
Case Nr. 3539/08.6TVLSB.L1
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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

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Posted on October 8, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | 08-09-2011 | Case #077

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 08-09-2011
Case Nr. 3539/08.6TVLSB.LL.S1
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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 … Read more

Posted on October 5, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of an Arbitration Agreement | 09-07-2015 | Case #075

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 09-07-2015
Case Nr. 1770/13.1TVLSB.L1.S1
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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 … Read more

Posted on October 3, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 02-06-2015 | Case #073

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 02-06-2015
Case Nr. 1279/14.6TVLSB.S1
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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 … Read more

Posted on September 29, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement |28-05-2015 | Case #069

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 28-05-2015
Case Nr. 2040/13.0TVLSB.L1.S1
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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 … Read more

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