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Enforcement of Arbitral Awards

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

Case 991/20.5YRLSB.S1 22-06-2023 Link to DGSI 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 the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) because the Court of Appeal acts exceptionally not as… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | Public Policy | Case #133

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Waiver of the right to challenge the lack of competence | 04-12-2018 | Case #84

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice Case Nr. 598/17.4YRLSB S1 Date: 04/12/2018 Link DGSI HERE Headlines The arbitral tribunal has competence to decide on its own competence, and the appointment of an arbitrator by a party does not deprive it of later challenge the competence of the arbitral tribunal. Summary: The appellate decision that, in an… Read More »(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Waiver of the right to challenge the lack of competence | 04-12-2018 | Case #84

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Enforcement of the Arbitral Award | Res Judicata | Annulment of the Arbitral Award | 04-10-2018 | Case #080

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 04-10-2018 Case Nr. 10758/01.4TVLSB-A.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: The Old Arbitration Law (1986) will apply to enforcement procedures initiated before the New Arbitration Law came into force. The Old Arbitration Law provided for the following mechanisms to challenge an arbitral award: (a) annulment procedure; (b) appeal before the Court of Appeals;… Read More »(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Enforcement of the Arbitral Award | Res Judicata | Annulment of the Arbitral Award | 04-10-2018 | Case #080

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration’s Costs | Motivation of the arbitral award | 13-02-2014 | Case #041

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 13-02-2014 Case Nr. 1053/13.7YRLSB-2 LINK DGSI   Headline: It is up to the arbitral tribunal to decide on their fees and other costs of the arbitration. It shall not be annulled a final award that does not contain the motivation regarding the factual background that was considered to be proven by… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration’s Costs | Motivation of the arbitral award | 13-02-2014 | Case #041

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Arbitral Awards | Arbitration Clause inserted in a Standard Form Contract | 18-02-2014 | Case #0036

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 18-02-2014 Case Nr. 1630/06.2YRCBR.C2.S1 LINK DGSI RELATED CASE #28 (Coimbra Court of Appeal) Headlines: The NYC applies to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Portugal. Standard form contracts are characterized by three fundamental elements: they are generic, pre-formulated and not subject to modification. If a set of… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Arbitral Awards | Arbitration Clause inserted in a Standard Form Contract | 18-02-2014 | Case #0036

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Enforcement of Arbitral Awards | Grounds for Resisting Enforcement | 12-07-2012 | Case #0035

Lisboa Court of Appeal Date: 12-07-2012 Case Nr. 2191/11.6YYLSB-A.L1-7 LINK DGSI Headlines: An arbitral award equates to a court judgment for the purposes of an enforcement procedure. The award debtor may not invoke there any ground that he could have invoked during a setting aside procedure.   Summary: The arbitral award is an enforceable document,… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Enforcement of Arbitral Awards | Grounds for Resisting Enforcement | 12-07-2012 | Case #0035