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Supreme Court of Justice | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | Public Policy | Case #133

Case 991/20.5YRLSB.S1 22-06-2023 Link to DGSI Summary: I. The judgment rendered in a special action for the recognition of a foreign arbitral award is subject to a review appeal to the Supreme Court under the provisions of Article 671(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) because the Court of Appeal acts exceptionally not as… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | Public Policy | Case #133

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 #116Case nr. 2004/08.6TVLSB.L2.S110-11-2020LINK DGSI Summary: I. Having determined that the stipulation of the parties is a penalty clause of a reparatory and coercive nature and upheld that the payment of the amount established therein, corresponding to 15.6% of the… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice |Penalty Clause | International Public Policy of the Portuguese State | Case #116

Porto Court of Appeal | Hierarchical jurisdiction | Recognition of foreign arbitral awards | 09-09-2013 | Case #061

Porto Court of Appeal Date: 09-09-2013 Case Nr. 29/13.9YRPRT LINK DGSI Headline:   A foreign arbitral award shall be recognised by the court of appeal in whose district is located the domicile of the person against whom the award is invoked. The recognition of a foreign arbitral award made in a country party to the… Read More »Porto Court of Appeal | Hierarchical jurisdiction | Recognition of foreign arbitral awards | 09-09-2013 | Case #061

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Public Policy | New York Convention 1958 | 09-10-2003| Case #025

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) Date: 09-10-2003 Case Nr. 03B1604 LINK DGSI Headline: A foreign arbitral award may be refused recognition only in the cases set forth in Article V of the New York Convention 1958— for instance, when such recognition would be contrary to the “international public policy” of the Portuguese State. The international… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Public Policy | New York Convention 1958 | 09-10-2003| Case #025

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Public Policy | New York Convention 1958 | 02-02-2006 | Case #024

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) Date: 02-02-2006 Case Nr. 05B3766 LINK DGSI Headline: When recognition of an award under the New York Convention is being contested, it is the provisions of the Convention and the law of the seat of the arbitration that must be used to determine if proper notice of appointment of arbitrator… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Public Policy | New York Convention 1958 | 02-02-2006 | Case #024

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Arbitral Awards | Arbitration Clause inserted in a Standard Form Contract | 18-02-2014 | Case #0036

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 18-02-2014 Case Nr. 1630/06.2YRCBR.C2.S1 LINK DGSI RELATED CASE #28 (Coimbra Court of Appeal) Headlines: The NYC applies to the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Portugal. Standard form contracts are characterized by three fundamental elements: they are generic, pre-formulated and not subject to modification. If a set of… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Arbitral Awards | Arbitration Clause inserted in a Standard Form Contract | 18-02-2014 | Case #0036

Porto Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | 07-12-2002 | Case #0034

Porto Court of Appeal Date: 07-12-2002 Case Nr. 0250581 LINK DGSI Headlines: The NYC1958 applies to procedures aimed at recognising foreign arbitral awards. To that effect, Art. 1094 et seq. of the Portuguese Code of Civil Procedure do not apply.   Summary: Both Portugal and the United Kingdom acceded to the New York Convention on… Read More »Porto Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | 07-12-2002 | Case #0034

Évora Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | The nature of an arbitration agreement | 04-10-2007 | Case #0033

Évora Court of Appeal Date: 04-10-2007 Case Nr. 1725/07-2 LINK DGSI Headline: An arbitration agreement is a real promissory contract whereby the parties oblige themselves to agree in the future. The exclusive jurisdiction of the Portuguese Courts relates only to cases where a real estate right is at stake but not a lawsuit involving interests… Read More »Évora Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | The nature of an arbitration agreement | 04-10-2007 | Case #0033

Évora Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Commencement of the Arbitration Proceedings | 05-06-2008 | Case #0032

Évora Court of Appeal Date: 05-06-2008 Case Nr. 876/08-3 LINK DGSI Headline: The arbitration proceedings are deemed to be commenced when the request for arbitration is sent to the respondent. Summary: For the purpose of Arts. 289 and 389(1)(d) of the Portuguese Code of Civil Procedure, the arbitration proceedings are deemed to be commenced with… Read More »Évora Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Commencement of the Arbitration Proceedings | 05-06-2008 | Case #0032

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 LINK (external) 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 manifestly contrary to the principles of international public policy of Portugal. If the agreement was freely… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Liquidated Damages Clause | International Public Policy | 14-03-2013 | Case #0031