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Category: Liquidated Damages

Posted on December 11, 2020April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice |Penalty Clause | International Public Policy of the Portuguese State | Case #116

Supreme Court of Justice |Penalty Clause | International Public Policy of the Portuguese State | Case #116
Case nr. 2004/08.6TVLSB.L2.S1
10-11-2020
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Summary:

I. Having determined that the stipulation of the parties is a penalty clause of a reparatory … Read more

Posted on June 26, 2019April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Penalty Clauses | Competence of Arbitral Tribunals to award Penalty Clauses | 06-06-2019| Case #94

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Penalty Clauses | Competence of Arbitral Tribunals to award Penalty Clauses | 06-06-2019| Case #94
Case nr. 1460/18.9 YRLSB.L1-6
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Headline:

Arbitral tribunals shall have the power to enforce a penalty payment, particularly in

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Posted on November 13, 2018April 11, 2026

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Annulment of the Award | Lack of Motivation | Liquidated Damages | 27-09-2018 | Case #079

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 27-09-2018
Case Nr. 776/17.6YRLSB.S1
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Headline:

In a lawsuit for the annulment of an arbitral award, the appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeals is admissible before the Supreme Court, provided

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Posted on August 20, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Liquidated Damages Clause | International Public Policy | 14-03-2013 | Case #0031

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 14-03-2013
Case Nr. 7328/10.0TBOER.L1.S1
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RELATED CASE – Lisbon Court of Appeal | 12-07-2012| Case #030

Headlines:

The recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award may only be refused if it is

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Posted on August 19, 2018April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Liquidated Damages Clause | International Public Policy | 12-07-2012 | Case #030

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 12-07-2012
Case Nr. 7328/10.0TBOER.L1-1
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Related CASE: Supreme Court of Justice | 14-03-2013 | Case #031

Headline:

Evidences of the circumstances set forth in Art. V(1) of the NYC shall be introduced within

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Posted on August 8, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | International Public Policy of Portugal | Excessive Liquidated Damages | Abuse of Rights | 14-03-2017 | Case #012

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 14-03-2017
Case Nr. 103/13.1YRLSB-2
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Headline:

A foreign award enforcing a penal clause of such high magnitude that it impairs the personal and economic freedoms of a party is incompatible with the international … Read more

Posted on August 7, 2018April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | International Public Policy of Portugal | Excessive Liquidated Damages | Abuse of Rights | 02-06-2016 | Case #0011

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 02-06-2016
Case Nr. 103/13.1YRLSB-2
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Headline:

A foreign award that imposes a disproportionate and excessive penalty on a party is manifestly inconsistent with the international public order of Portugal, and is therefore unenforceable by … Read more

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