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Category: Porto Court of Appeal

Posted on September 7, 2025September 16, 2025

State Court Jurisdiction | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Interpretation of Arbitration Agreements – Case # 142

CASE # 142

Porto Court of Appeal

Case No.    

200/24.8T8PVZ.P1

Date: 11 December 2024       

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Keywords: State Court Jurisdiction | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Interpretation of Arbitration Agreements

Summary:

I. An arbitration agreement reflects the parties’ will … Read more

Posted on August 16, 2025September 16, 2025

Annulment | Arbitral Award | Institutional Rules – CASE # 135

Porto Court of Appeal

Case No. 363/24.2YRPRT

Date: 20 March 2025   

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Keywords: Annulment | Arbitral Award | Institutional Rules

Summary:

I. Under Article 39(4) of the Voluntary Arbitration Law, written adherence to the rules of … Read more

Posted on May 17, 2021September 16, 2025

Oporto Court of Appeal | Arbitration Agreement | Mediator | Pathological Arbitration Clause | Case #130

Oporto Court of Appeal | Arbitration Agreement | Mediator | Arbitration Clause |   Case #130

Case nr. 26292/19.1T8PRT.P1

25-03-2021

LINK DGSI

Summary:

I. The arbitration agreement is a result of the mutual intention of the parties to refer to arbitration … Read more

Posted on 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
LINK DGSI

Summary:

I. Article 43 of the Voluntary … Read more

Posted on October 2, 2018January 19, 2020

Porto Court of Appeal | Competence of the Arbitral Tribunal to decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 13-04-2015 | Case #072

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:… Read more

Posted on September 14, 2018January 19, 2020

Porto Court of Appeal | Annulment of arbitral award | Time limit to render the award | 23-10-2014 | Case #062

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

… Read more
Posted on September 13, 2018January 19, 2020

Porto Court of Appeal | Hierarchical jurisdiction | Recognition of foreign arbitral awards | 09-09-2013 | Case #061

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

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Posted on September 9, 2018January 19, 2020

Porto Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Negative Effect of the Arbitration Agreement | 13-04-2015 | Case #056

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

… Read more
Posted on September 2, 2018January 19, 2020

Porto Court of Appeal | Annulment of the arbitral award | Supplementation by the Arbitral Tribunal | 23-06-2015 | Case #052

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

… Read more
Posted on September 1, 2018January 19, 2020

Porto Court of Appeal | Partial annulment of an arbitral award | Lack of motivation | 04-06-2013 | Case #051

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

… Read more

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