Insurance Contract – ARBITRATION PORTUGAL

August 16, 2025April 11, 2026

Annulment | Arbitral Award | Institutional Rules – CASE # 135

Porto Court of Appeal

Case No. 363/24.2YRPRT

Date: 20 March 2025

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Keywords: Annulment | Arbitral Award | Institutional Rules

Summary:

I. Under Article 39(4) of the Voluntary Arbitration Law, written adherence to the rules of … Read more

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

May 5, 2019April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Insurance Contract | Arbitration Agreement | 07-03-2019 | Case #090

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 07-03-2019
Case Nr. 7459/16.2T8LSB-A.L1-2
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Headline:

The insured is not bound by the arbitration agreement inserted in an insurance contract entered into between the insurer and the policyholder.

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In the vast majority … Read more

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Case nr. 6036/17.5T8LSB.L1-05-05-2020LINK DGSI

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Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 07-03-2019 Case Nr. 7459/16.2T8LSB-A.L1-2 LINK DGSI

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Case nr. 6036/17.5T8LSB.L1-
05-05-2020
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Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 07-03-2019
Case Nr. 7459/16.2T8LSB-A.L1-2
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