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Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards

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

Lisbon Appeal Court | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | Arbitral | 11-12-2018 | Case #103

Lisbon Appeal Court | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards |Case nr. 2004/08.6TVLSB.L2-711-12-2018LINK DGSI Headline: The court of appeal should not be aware of issues that have not been raised in the court whose decision is under appeal and that, for this reason, the lower court did not, and did not have to, analyze unless they… Read More »Lisbon Appeal Court | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | Arbitral | 11-12-2018 | Case #103

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | Public Policy | Contract Obtained by Corruption | Case #99

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | Public Policy | Contract Obtained by Corruption | Case #99 Case nr. 1667/18.9YRLSB-B.L1-2 25-03-2019 and 10-10-2019 LINKS DGSI HERE and HERE Headline: The stay of a recognition procedure should be granted without the payment of a security when the factual background of the case… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards | Public Policy | Contract Obtained by Corruption | Case #99

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Hierarchical Competent Court to Recognise Foreign Arbitral Awards | 25-02-2014 | Case #037

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 25-02-2014 Case Nr. 29/13.9YRPRT.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines:  In proceedings commenced before the new arbitration law entered into force, all foreign awards and all decisions by foreign courts were to be reviewed and confirmed by Portuguese courts. Similarly, in proceedings commenced after the new arbitration law entered into force, all foreign… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Hierarchical Competent Court to Recognise Foreign Arbitral Awards | 25-02-2014 | Case #037

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

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

Lisbon Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Staying of the Recognition Procedure and Posting Adequate Security| 30-06-2011 | Case #0029

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 30-06-2011 Case Nr. 2004/08.6TVLSB-A-7 LINK DGSI Headline: Art. VI of New York Convention provides for the staying of the recognition procedure when the annulment of the award is pending in the contracting State in which the award was made. It also provides that, in such event, the party seeking the… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Staying of the Recognition Procedure and Posting Adequate Security| 30-06-2011 | Case #0029

Coimbra Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Arbitral Awards | Arbitration Clause inserted in a Standard Form Contract | 19-06-2013 | Case #0028

Coimbra Court of Appeal Date: 19-06-2013 Case Nr. 1630/06.2YRCBR.C2 LINK DGSI RELATED CASE #036 (Supreme Court of Justice)   Headline: A party wishing to rely on an arbitration clause inserted in a standard form contract must show that that clause was subjected to bargain between the parties, under penalty of nullity. The state court before… Read More »Coimbra Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition of Arbitral Awards | Arbitration Clause inserted in a Standard Form Contract | 19-06-2013 | Case #0028

Lisbon Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition before Enforcement | 08-06-2010 | Case #0027

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 08-06-2010 Case Nr. 243/10.9YRLSB-7 LINK DGSI Headline: An arbitral award rendered in a country party to the New York Convention needs to be recognised in Portugal before it is enforced. Summary: A foreign arbitral award is not automatically enforceable within the Portuguese jurisdiction without being subjected to a prior revision… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Recognition before Enforcement | 08-06-2010 | Case #0027