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Guimarães Court of Appeal | Annulment of the Arbitral Award | Res judicata | 15-11-2018| Case #082

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Annulment of the Arbitral Award | Res judicata | 15-11-2018| Case #082 Date: 15-11-2018 Case Nr. 156/18.6YRGMR LINK DGSI Headline: The defects that can justify the action for annulment of the arbitral award are procedural defects equivalent to procedural violations – procedural violations or specific procedures of arbitration proceedings. The… Read More »Guimarães Court of Appeal | Annulment of the Arbitral Award | Res judicata | 15-11-2018| Case #082

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Negative Effects of the Arbitration Agreement | Hardship | 16-10-2018| Case #081

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 16-10-2018 Case Nr. 2258/16.4T8CBR.C1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline:  The arbitration agreement produces a negative effect that will force the court judge to dismiss the judicial procedure in which the arbitration agreement was invoked, unless it is manifestly null, inoperable or incapable of producing its effects. An allegation of “just cause” or… Read More »(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Negative Effects of the Arbitration Agreement | Hardship | 16-10-2018| Case #081

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Enforcement of the Arbitral Award | Res Judicata | Annulment of the Arbitral Award | 04-10-2018 | Case #080

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 04-10-2018 Case Nr. 10758/01.4TVLSB-A.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: The Old Arbitration Law (1986) will apply to enforcement procedures initiated before the New Arbitration Law came into force. The Old Arbitration Law provided for the following mechanisms to challenge an arbitral award: (a) annulment procedure; (b) appeal before the Court of Appeals;… Read More »(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Enforcement of the Arbitral Award | Res Judicata | Annulment of the Arbitral Award | 04-10-2018 | Case #080

(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 LINK DGSI 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 that the appeal deals only with the issue of whether the requisites for that annulment are… Read More »(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Annulment of the Award | Lack of Motivation | Liquidated Damages | 27-09-2018 | Case #079

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | Kompentenz-Kompetenz | 11-01-2011 | Case #078

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 11-01-2011 Case Nr. 3539/08.6TVLSB.L1 LINK DGSI Headline: The arbitration agreement concluded with a company belonging to the same group of companies only binds the contracting parties, except if a third party later accedes to that agreement. The arbitral tribunal shall be competent to interpret the arbitration clause in order to… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | Kompentenz-Kompetenz | 11-01-2011 | Case #078

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | 08-09-2011 | Case #077

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 08-09-2011 Case Nr. 3539/08.6TVLSB.LL.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: In principle, the arbitration agreement binds only the contracting parties but may be enforced against or by an assignee of a contract   Summary: 1. In principle, an arbitration agreement contained in a contract only binds the contracting parties. 2. However, and in… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | 08-09-2011 | Case #077

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration’s Costs | Motivation of the arbitral award | 13-02-2014 | Case #041

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 13-02-2014 Case Nr. 1053/13.7YRLSB-2 LINK DGSI   Headline: It is up to the arbitral tribunal to decide on their fees and other costs of the arbitration. It shall not be annulled a final award that does not contain the motivation regarding the factual background that was considered to be proven by… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration’s Costs | Motivation of the arbitral award | 13-02-2014 | Case #041

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of an Arbitration Agreement | 09-07-2015 | Case #075

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 09-07-2015 Case Nr. 1770/13.1TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines: The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant. Summary: 1. The interpretation of any arbitration agreement, such as an arbitration clause, relating to possible and future disputes arising from a specific contractual relationship,… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of an Arbitration Agreement | 09-07-2015 | Case #075

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 02-06-2015 | Case #073

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 02-06-2015 Case Nr. 1279/14.6TVLSB.S1 LINK DGSI  Headlines: The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant. Summary: 1. Given that the parties have agreed on arbitration to solve any dispute arising out of the contract they have entered into, and the… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 02-06-2015 | Case #073

Porto Court of Appeal | Competence of the Arbitral Tribunal to decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 13-04-2015 | Case #072

Porto Court of Appeal Date: 13-04-2015 Case Nr. 471/14.8TVPRT.P1 LINK DGSI Headlines: The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement, and the state court may not decide that issue unless such invalidity is blatant. Summary: 1. Given that the parties entered into a ‘master agreement’, which stated that it was… Read More »Porto Court of Appeal | Competence of the Arbitral Tribunal to decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 13-04-2015 | Case #072