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Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Impecuniosity & Enforceability of the Arbitration Agreement | 25-09-2014 | Case #017

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August 13, 2018January 19, 2020
CASE LAW, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Guimarães Court of Appeal, Impecuniosity, Kompetenz-Kompetenz

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Impecuniosity & Enforceability of the Arbitration Agreement | 25-09-2014 Date: 25-09-2014 Case No. 403/13.0TCGMR.G1 LINK DGSI Headlines – The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide on its own competence and the state court can only assess the validity, applicability and enforceability of the arbitration agreement where there are… Read More »Guimarães Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Impecuniosity & Enforceability of the Arbitration Agreement | 25-09-2014 | Case #017

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 21-06-2016 | Case #0016

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August 12, 2018January 19, 2020
Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, CASE LAW, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Portuguese Arbitration, Supreme Court of Justice, Swaps, Swaps Arbitration

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 21-06-2016 Case Nr. 301/14.0TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: The court may refuse to refer the parties to the arbitral tribunal only where the arbitration agreement is manifestly null and void. Summary: 1. In assessing objections to the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, the court must act with restraint, and give the… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 21-06-2016 | Case #0016

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration Clause in Framework Agreement | Negative Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 05-11-2015 | Case #014

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August 10, 2018January 19, 2020
Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, CASE LAW, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitration, Public Policy, Scope of jurisdiction, Standard Form Contracts, Swaps, Swaps Arbitration

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 05-11-2015 Case Nr. 2672-14.0T8LSB.L1-6 LINK DGSI Headlines: An arbitration clause in a framework agreement is applicable to contracts concluded under it. The failure to raise objections to the court’s jurisdiction on a dispute arising from one contract does not deprive a party of its right to raise such a defence… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration Clause in Framework Agreement | Negative Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 05-11-2015 | Case #014

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Suspension of the Arbitration Agreement | Restructuring | Impecuniosity | 26-04-2016 | Case #010

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August 6, 2018January 19, 2020
CASE LAW, Impecuniosity, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Restructuring, Supreme Court of Justice

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 26-04-2016 Case No. 1212/14.5T8LSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI RELATED CASE: Decision of the Lisbon Court of Appeal HERE Headlines – A restructuring procedure does not entail the suspension of the arbitration agreement or of the arbitration proceedings – Nor does that procedure grant the company under restructure an exemption of court or… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Suspension of the Arbitration Agreement | Restructuring | Impecuniosity | 26-04-2016 | Case #010

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

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August 5, 2018January 19, 2020
CASE LAW, Extension Arbitration Agreement, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Porto Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitration

Porto Court of Appeal Date: 08-03-2016 Case Nr. 2164/14.7TBSTS.P1 LINK DGSI 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 joint in certain instances that were delineated by the Court. Summary: Art. 5(1) and 18(1)… Read More »Porto Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements by Non-Signatories | Abuse of Rights | 08-03-2016 | Case #009