Inoperativeness Arbitration Agreement – ARBITRATION PORTUGAL

September 3, 2025April 11, 2026

State Court Jurisdiction | Objection | Interpretation Arbitration Agreement | Assignment of Contract – CASE # 141

Guimarães Court of Appeal

Case No. 3501/24.1T8BRG-A.G1

Date: 18 December 2024

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Keywords: State Court Jurisdiction | Objection | Interpretation Arbitration Agreement | Assignment of Contract

Summary:

I. When an action is brought before state courts … Read more

August 29, 2025April 11, 2026

Impecuniosity | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Clause – Case # 140

Impecuniosity | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Clause

Lisboa Court of Appeal

Case No. 7845/22.9T8LRS.L1-2

Date: 19 December 2024

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Keywords: Impecuniosity | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Clause

Summary:

I. A party bound by an arbitration clause … Read more

February 12, 2021April 11, 2026

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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Summary:

I. According to Art. 96 of the Portuguese Code of Civil Procedure, the non-compliance with an arbitration agreement … Read more

June 29, 2020April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impecuniosity and State Legal Aid | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Case #113

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impecuniosity and State Legal Aid | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Agreement | Case #113
Case nr. 3504/19.8T8FNC.L1-6
18-06-2020
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Summary:

If the petitioner benefits from the State legal aid, for being established his lack … Read more

June 1, 2020April 11, 2026

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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Headline:

In a case where the formal validity of the arbitration agreement … Read more

December 2, 2019April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice | Interpretation of the Arbitration Agreement | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Inoperativeness of the Arbitration Clause | Lack of Financial Means| Case #98

Case nr. 8927/18.7T8LSB-A.L1.S1
12-11-2019
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Headline:

An arbitration agreement is interpreted according to the rules that apply to the interpretation of contracts. The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide upon its own competence. The impecuniosity of a party may … Read more