Kompetenz-Kompetenz – ARBITRATION PORTUGAL

September 21, 2025April 11, 2026

Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Public Policy | Partial Arbitral Award | Annulment Arbitral Award – Case #145

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Supreme Court of Justice

Case No. 230/23.7YRPRT.S1

Date: 12 November 2024

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Keywords: Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Public Policy | Partial Arbitral Award | Annulment Arbitral Award

Summary:

I – Article 18(1) of the Voluntary Arbitration Law (LAV) … Read more

September 7, 2025April 11, 2026

State Court Jurisdiction | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Interpretation of Arbitration Agreements – Case # 142

CASE # 142

Porto Court of Appeal

Case No.

200/24.8T8PVZ.P1

Date: 11 December 2024

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Keywords: State Court Jurisdiction | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Interpretation of Arbitration Agreements

Summary:

I. An arbitration agreement reflects the parties’ will … Read more

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

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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 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

May 26, 2020April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 13-09-2018 | Case #106

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Disregard of the Arbitration Clause| 13-09-2018 | Case #106
Case nr. 2741/16.1T8PTM.L1-2
13-09-2018
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Headline:

The law attributes to the arbitral tribunal the competence, in the first place, to assess its competence to resolve … 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

June 26, 2019April 11, 2026

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Standard Form Contracts | Swaps | 14-05-2019 | Case #92

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Standard Form Contracts | Swaps | 14-05-2019 | Case #92
Case nr. 2741/16.1T8PTM.L1.S1
LINK DGSI

Headline:

Even though there is no express arbitration agreement in the contract, the mere reference to a

March 26, 2019April 11, 2026

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Supervening Impecuniosity | Ineffectiveness of the Arbitration Agreement | 21-02-2019 | Case #088

Guimarães Court of Appeal
Date: 21-02-2019
Case Nr. 317/18.8T8PRT.G1
LINK DGSI

Headline:

The supervening economic impossibility of the signatories of an arbitration agreement (preventing them from bearing the inevitable costs of such dispute resolution mechanism), may constitute a manifest

January 8, 2019April 11, 2026

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Decision on the Constitutionality and Res Judicata | 27-11-2018 | Case #83

**(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Decision on the Constitutionality and Res Judicata | 27-11-2018 | Case #83
Date: 27/11/2018
Case Nr. 1030/12.5TVLSB.L1.S1.S2**
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Headline
It is up to the arbitral tribunal to decide on its

Summary:

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

Summary:

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Lack of Jurisdiction | Arbitration Agreement| Case #122Case nr. 149/20.3T8BRG.G114-01-2021LINK DGSI

Summary:

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 | Disregard of the Arbitration Clause| 13-09-2018 | Case #106Case nr. 2741/16.1T8PTM.L1-213-09-2018LINK DGSI

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Case nr. 8927/18.7T8LSB-A.L1.S1 12-11-2019 LINK DGSI

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(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Standard Form Contracts | Swaps | 14-05-2019 | Case #92 Case nr. 2741/16.1T8PTM.L1.S1 LINK DGSI

Headline:

Even though there is no express arbitration agreement in the contract, the mere reference to a

Guimarães Court of Appeal Date: 21-02-2019 Case Nr. 317/18.8T8PRT.G1 LINK DGSI

Headline:

The supervening economic impossibility of the signatories of an arbitration agreement (preventing them from bearing the inevitable costs of such dispute resolution mechanism), may constitute a manifest

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Decision on the Constitutionality and Res Judicata | 27-11-2018 | Case #83 Date: 27/11/2018 Case Nr. 1030/12.5TVLSB.L1.S1.S2 Link DGSI HERE

Headline It is up to the arbitral tribunal to decide on its

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Lack of Jurisdiction | Arbitration Agreement| Case #122
Case nr. 149/20.3T8BRG.G1
14-01-2021
LINK DGSI

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
LINK DGSI

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Disregard of the Arbitration Clause| 13-09-2018 | Case #106
Case nr. 2741/16.1T8PTM.L1-2
13-09-2018
LINK DGSI

Case nr. 8927/18.7T8LSB-A.L1.S1
12-11-2019
LINK DGSI

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Standard Form Contracts | Swaps | 14-05-2019 | Case #92
Case nr. 2741/16.1T8PTM.L1.S1
LINK DGSI

Guimarães Court of Appeal
Date: 21-02-2019
Case Nr. 317/18.8T8PRT.G1
LINK DGSI

**(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Decision on the Constitutionality and Res Judicata | 27-11-2018 | Case #83
Date: 27/11/2018
Case Nr. 1030/12.5TVLSB.L1.S1.S2**
Link DGSI HERE

Headline
It is up to the arbitral tribunal to decide on its