Portuguese arbitration law – ARBITRATION PORTUGAL

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

December 11, 2020September 16, 2025

Supreme Court of Justice |Penalty Clause | International Public Policy of the Portuguese State | Case #116

Supreme Court of Justice |Penalty Clause | International Public Policy of the Portuguese State | Case #116
Case nr. 2004/08.6TVLSB.L2.S1
10-11-2020
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I. Having determined that the stipulation of the parties is a penalty clause of a reparatory … Read more

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration Costs | Costs follow the event principle | Case #114

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration Costs | Costs follow the event principle | Case #114
Case nr. 104/20.3YRLSB-2
10-09-2020
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If the terms of reference of the ad hoc tribunal specifically provide that the allocation “of the … Read more

June 3, 2020May 19, 2020

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration in Medicine Patents Disputes | Mandatory Arbitration | Competence of the Arbitral Tribunal to Hear Claim on the Invalidity of the Patent| Case #110

Case nr. 772/19.9YRLSB-6
07-05-2020
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I- The mandatory arbitral tribunal provided for in Law No. 62/2011 shall have jurisdiction to examine, by way of a limited exception to a peremptory rule, the question of the invalidity of the … Read more

June 1, 2020May 13, 2020

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Lack of Financial Means | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Kompetenz – Kompetenz | Case #109

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Lack of Financial Means | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Kompetenz – Kompetenz | Case #109
Case nr. 415/18.8T8SNT.L1-2
05-03-2020
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In a case where the formal validity of the arbitration agreement … Read more

May 30, 2020May 13, 2020

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Independence and Impartiality of the Arbitrators | IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest | Multiple Appointments | Duty to Disclose | Case #108

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Independence and Impartiality of the Arbitrators | IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest | Multiple Appointments | Duty to Disclose | Case #108
Case nr. 1577/18.0YRLSB-1
11-02-2020
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I- Non-compliance or defective fulfilment … Read more

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020

Lisbon Appeal Court | Time Limit to Seek Annulment | Annulment of Arbitral Awards | Vexatious Litigation | Litigate in Bad Faith | Limitation Period | Bad Faith’s Litigation | IBA Guidelines | Independence and Impartiality | Case #107

Lisbon Appeal Court | Time Limit to Seek Annulment | Annulment of Arbitral Awards | Vexatious Litigation | Litigate in Bad Faith | Limitation Period | Bad Faith’s Litigation | IBA Guidelines | Independence and Impartiality | Case #107
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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 | Arbitration Costs | Costs follow the event principle | Case #114Case nr. 104/20.3YRLSB-210-09-2020LINK DGSI

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Case nr. 772/19.9YRLSB-607-05-2020LINK DGSI

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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Lack of Financial Means | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Kompetenz – Kompetenz | Case #109Case nr. 415/18.8T8SNT.L1-205-03-2020LINK DGSI

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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Independence and Impartiality of the Arbitrators | IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest | Multiple Appointments | Duty to Disclose | Case #108Case nr. 1577/18.0YRLSB-111-02-2020LINK DGSI

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Lisbon Appeal Court | Time Limit to Seek Annulment | Annulment of Arbitral Awards | Vexatious Litigation | Litigate in Bad Faith | Limitation Period | Bad Faith’s Litigation | IBA Guidelines | Independence and Impartiality | Case #107Case

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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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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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration Costs | Costs follow the event principle | Case #114
Case nr. 104/20.3YRLSB-2
10-09-2020
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Case nr. 772/19.9YRLSB-6
07-05-2020
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Lack of Financial Means | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Kompetenz – Kompetenz | Case #109
Case nr. 415/18.8T8SNT.L1-2
05-03-2020
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Lisbon Court of Appeal | Independence and Impartiality of the Arbitrators | IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest | Multiple Appointments | Duty to Disclose | Case #108
Case nr. 1577/18.0YRLSB-1
11-02-2020
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Lisbon Appeal Court | Time Limit to Seek Annulment | Annulment of Arbitral Awards | Vexatious Litigation | Litigate in Bad Faith | Limitation Period | Bad Faith’s Litigation | IBA Guidelines | Independence and Impartiality | Case #107
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