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October 3, 2018April 11, 2026

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
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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 … Read more

September 29, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement |28-05-2015 | Case #069

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 28-05-2015
Case Nr. 2040/13.0TVLSB.L1.S1
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Headlines:
State courts are not competent to decide the invalidity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant.

Summary:
1. Since the defendant invoked an arbitration agreement in … Read more

September 23, 2018April 11, 2026

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
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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**

September 21, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Application of the new Arbitration Act ratione temporis | Appeal and Setting Aside | 13-07-2017 | Case #044

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 13-07-2017
Case Nr. 2455/13.4YYLSB-A.L1.S1
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Headline:

Arbitrations commenced before the 2011 LAV entered into force, regardless of when the arbitral award is rendered.

Examination of the merits of the arbitral award is possible

September 20, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Application of the Code of Civil Procedure to Arbitral Proceedings | Due Process | 10-12-2015 | Case #042

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 10-12-2015
Case Nr. 3486/12.7TBLRA.C1.S1
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Headline:

Arbitrators may dispense with the requirement of taking personal testimony from both parties.

Summary:

The arbitrator, as a well-informed and impartial judge, has to decide

September 19, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Appeal against the Arbitral Award | 10-11-2016| Case #043

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 10-11-2016
Case Nr. 1052/14.1TBBCL.P1.S1
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Headline:

Appeal of the annulment of an award should evaluate the specific grounds used to annul the award; and a review of the merits of the judgement should

September 11, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | International Public Policy | Good Will Compensation | Distribution Agreement | 23-10-2014 | Case #058

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 23-10-2014
Case Nr. 1036/12.4YRLSB.S1
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Headline:

International public policy of the Portuguese State is a vague, fluid and imprecise concept, but it can be defined as an amalgamation of basic values and dominant

September 10, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Negative Effect of the Arbitration Agreement | 12-05-2016 | Case #057

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 12-05-2016
Case Nr. 710/14.5TVLSB-A.L1.S1
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Headline:

According to Art. 18(3) of the Arbitration Act, the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal includes the power to decide on the validity of the arbitration agreement.

September 7, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Separability of the Arbitration Agreement | 06-04-2017 | Case #053

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 06-04-2017
Case Nr. 416/16.0YRLSB.S1
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Headline:

Where an arbitration agreement is an integral part of a contract, and that contract has not received necessary signature, the arbitration agreement is non-existent despite its autonomy.

August 28, 2018April 11, 2026

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
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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

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.

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 28-05-2015 Case Nr. 2040/13.0TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI

Headlines: State courts are not competent to decide the invalidity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant.

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

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 13-07-2017 Case Nr. 2455/13.4YYLSB-A.L1.S1 LINK DGSI

Headline:

Arbitrations commenced before the 2011 LAV entered into force, regardless of when the arbitral award is rendered.

Examination of the merits of the arbitral award is possible

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 10-12-2015 Case Nr. 3486/12.7TBLRA.C1.S1 LINK DGSI

Headline:

Arbitrators may dispense with the requirement of taking personal testimony from both parties.

Summary:

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 10-11-2016 Case Nr. 1052/14.1TBBCL.P1.S1 LINK DGSI

Headline:

Appeal of the annulment of an award should evaluate the specific grounds used to annul the award; and a review of the merits of the judgement should

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 23-10-2014 Case Nr. 1036/12.4YRLSB.S1 LINK DGSI

Headline:

International public policy of the Portuguese State is a vague, fluid and imprecise concept, but it can be defined as an amalgamation of basic values and dominant

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 12-05-2016 Case Nr. 710/14.5TVLSB-A.L1.S1 LINK DGSI

Headline:

According to Art. 18(3) of the Arbitration Act, the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal includes the power to decide on the validity of the arbitration agreement.

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 06-04-2017 Case Nr. 416/16.0YRLSB.S1 LINK DGSI

Headline:

Where an arbitration agreement is an integral part of a contract, and that contract has not received necessary signature, the arbitration agreement is non-existent despite its autonomy.

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

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.

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 28-05-2015
Case Nr. 2040/13.0TVLSB.L1.S1
LINK DGSI

Headlines:
State courts are not competent to decide the invalidity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant.

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 25-02-2014
Case Nr. 29/13.9YRPRT.S1
LINK DGSI

**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**

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 13-07-2017
Case Nr. 2455/13.4YYLSB-A.L1.S1
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 10-12-2015
Case Nr. 3486/12.7TBLRA.C1.S1
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 10-11-2016
Case Nr. 1052/14.1TBBCL.P1.S1
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 23-10-2014
Case Nr. 1036/12.4YRLSB.S1
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 12-05-2016
Case Nr. 710/14.5TVLSB-A.L1.S1
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 06-04-2017
Case Nr. 416/16.0YRLSB.S1
LINK DGSI

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)
Date: 09-10-2003
Case Nr. 03B1604
LINK DGSI