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Category: Portuguese Arbitration

Posted on August 16, 2018April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators | Challenge of Arbitrator | 29-09-2015 | Case #0020

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 29-09-2015
Case Nr. 827/15.9YRLSB-1
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Headline:

Non-disclosure of relevant circumstances may lead to justifiable doubts against an arbitrators independence and impartiality.  

Summary:

  1. The arbitrator did not disclose at the time of
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Posted on August 15, 2018April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators | Challenge of Arbitrator | 24-03-2015 | Case #019

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 24-03-2015
Case Nr. 1361/14.0YRLSB.L1-1
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Headline:

Arbitrator can be disqualified for being repeatedly appointed by same party/law firm if the circumstances in question give rise to justifiable doubts.

Provisions under IBA Guidelines on

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Posted on August 15, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition before Enforcement | 19-03-2009 | Case #0026

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 19-03-2009
Case Nr. 299/09
LINK DGSI

DGSI does not provide a link to this case, which can be found in “Colectânea de Jurisprudência – Acs. Supremo Tribunal de Justiça”, 2009, nº 214, Vol. I, p. … Read more

Posted on August 14, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Territorial Jurisdiction of the Courts of Appeal | Res judicata | Seat of Arbitration |06-09-2016 | Case #0018

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 06-09-2016
Case Nr. 158/15.4YRCBR.S1
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Headline:

As per Art. 39(1) of the LAV, the jurisdiction to appoint arbitrators lies with the court situated in the ‘seat of arbitration’. The time-limit to file an … Read more

Posted on August 12, 2018April 11, 2026

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

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 21-06-2016
Case Nr. 301/14.0TVLSB.L1.S1
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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 … Read more

Posted on August 11, 2018April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitrators’ Fees | 14-07-2016 | Case #0015

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 14-07-2016
Case Nr. 660/16.0YRLSB-2
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Headline:

In the absence of a prior agreement of the parties, arbitrators can decide on their own fees. 

Summary:

1. As per Art. 17 (2) of the … Read more

Posted on August 10, 2018April 11, 2026

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

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 05-11-2015
Case Nr. 2672-14.0T8LSB.L1-6
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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 … Read more

Posted on August 9, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Ultra Petita| IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence | 12-07-2018 | Case #0013

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 12-07-2018
Case Nr. 1254/17.9YRLSB-L1-2
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Headline:

An award can be successfully challenged under Art. 46/3 (Arbitration Act) when parties have been treated unequally & that inequality had a decisive effect on the decision.… Read more

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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