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August 20, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Liquidated Damages Clause | International Public Policy | 14-03-2013 | Case #0031

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

August 15, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition before Enforcement | 19-03-2009 | Case #0026

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. … Read more

August 14, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Territorial Jurisdiction of the Courts of Appeal | Res judicata | Seat of Arbitration |06-09-2016 | Case #0018

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 … Read more

August 12, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 21-06-2016 | Case #0016

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 … Read more

August 8, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | International Public Policy of Portugal | Excessive Liquidated Damages | Abuse of Rights | 14-03-2017 | Case #012

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 … Read more

August 6, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Suspension of the Arbitration Agreement | Restructuring | Impecuniosity | 26-04-2016 | Case #010

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

August 2, 2018January 19, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Replacement of Arbitrator and Impact on the Proceedings | 15-02-2017 | Case #006

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

August 1, 2018January 27, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| Swaps & Public Policy | 29-01-2015 | Case #005

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 29-01-2015
Case Nr. 531/11.7TVLSB.L1.S1

LINK DGSI

Headlines
– A swap (interest rate swap) contract must be considered as a mere speculation with no actual and serious connection to an underlying relationship, making it contrary to

July 31, 2018January 27, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Annulment and Motivation of the Arbitral Award | 16-03-2017 | Case #004

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

July 30, 2018January 28, 2020

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Ex Aequo et Bono | Motivation of the Arbitral Award | 22-09-2016 | Case #003

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

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 14-03-2013 Case Nr. 7328/10.0TBOER.L1.S1 LINK (external)

Headlines:

The recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award may only be refused if it is

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 19-03-2009 Case Nr. 299/09 LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 06-09-2016 Case Nr. 158/15.4YRCBR.S1 LINK DGSI

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Supreme Court of Justice Date: 21-06-2016 Case Nr. 301/14.0TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI

The court may refuse to refer the parties to the arbitral tribunal only where the arbitration agreement is manifestly null and void.

Summary:

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 14-03-2017 Case Nr. 103/13.1YRLSB-2 LINK DGSI

Headline:

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 26-04-2016 Case No. 1212/14.5T8LSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI

Headlines – A restructuring procedure does not entail the suspension of the arbitration agreement or of the arbitration proceedings

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

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 29-01-2015 Case Nr. 531/11.7TVLSB.L1.S1

Headlines – A swap (interest rate swap) contract must be considered as a mere speculation with no actual and serious connection to an underlying relationship, making it contrary to

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

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

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 14-03-2013
Case Nr. 7328/10.0TBOER.L1.S1
LINK (external)

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 19-03-2009
Case Nr. 299/09
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 06-09-2016
Case Nr. 158/15.4YRCBR.S1
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 21-06-2016
Case Nr. 301/14.0TVLSB.L1.S1
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 14-03-2017
Case Nr. 103/13.1YRLSB-2
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 26-04-2016
Case No. 1212/14.5T8LSB.L1.S1
LINK DGSI

Headlines
– A restructuring procedure does not entail the suspension of the arbitration agreement or of the arbitration proceedings

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

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 29-01-2015
Case Nr. 531/11.7TVLSB.L1.S1

Headlines
– A swap (interest rate swap) contract must be considered as a mere speculation with no actual and serious connection to an underlying relationship, making it contrary to

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

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