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Category: Extension Arbitration Agreement

Posted on August 19, 2025April 11, 2026

Objection to the State Court’s Jurisdiction | Assignment of Credits | Extension of the Arbitration Clause – Case # 137

Objection to the State Court’s Jurisdiction | Assignment of Credits | Extension of the Arbitration Clause

Guimarães Court of Appeal

Case No. 5452/24.0T8GMR.G1

Date: 6 March 2025      

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Keywords: Objection to the State Court’s Jurisdiction | … Read more

Posted on August 18, 2025April 11, 2026

Objection to the State Court’s Jurisdiction | Extension of the Arbitration Clause | Escrow Agreement | ICC – Case # 136

Objection to the State Court’s Jurisdiction | Extension of the Arbitration Clause | Escrow Agreement | ICC

Supreme Court of Justice

Case No.    

13951/22.2T8LSB-A.L1.S1

Date: 13 March 2025   

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Keywords: Objection State Court Jurisdiction

Summary:

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Posted on January 27, 2021April 11, 2026

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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Summary:

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

Posted on June 4, 2020April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Insurance Contract | Extension of the Arbitration Clause to the Beneficiary of the Insurance | Autonomy of the Arbitration Agreement| Case #111

Case nr. 6036/17.5T8LSB.L1-
05-05-2020
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Summary:

I- Insurance contracts are assumed to be contracts in favour of a third party, in which the policyholder acts on behalf of a determined or indeterminate insured person;

II- In such cases, the … Read more

Posted on May 22, 2020April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice | Group of Companies| Arbitration Agreement | Tacit Consent to Arbitrate | Case #104

Supreme Court of Justice | Group of Companies| Arbitration Agreement | Tacit Consent to Arbitrate | Case #104
Case nr. 28/14.3TBOHP.C1.S1
15-01-2019
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Headline:

The parties’ agreement to submit the resolution of one or more determined or determinable disputes … Read more

Posted on February 2, 2019April 11, 2026

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement | Group of Companies | 15-01-2019 | Case #087

Supreme Court of Justice

Date: 15-01-2019

Case Nr. 28/14.3TBOHP.C1.S1

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Headline:

An arbitration agreement may be extended to non-signatory parties that belng to the same group of companies 

Summary:

According to Arts. 406, nr. 2 and 217, … Read more

Posted on October 9, 2018April 11, 2026

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
LINK DGSI

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, 2018April 11, 2026

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 August 5, 2018April 11, 2026

Porto Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements by Non-Signatories | Abuse of Rights | 08-03-2016 | Case #009

Porto Court of Appeal 
Date: 08-03-2016
Case Nr. 2164/14.7TBSTS.P1

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Headline:

State courts must confine themselves to questions of non-existence, nullity or inoperability of the arbitration clause. Non-signatories may be joint to arbitration, and can even claim to be … Read more

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