Swaps Arbitration

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Financial Distress of one of the Parties does not render the Arbitration Clause Inoperative | 22-09-2015 | Case #007

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August 3, 2018January 19, 2020
Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, CASE LAW, Impecuniosity, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Portuguese Arbitration, Restructuring, Standard Form Contracts, Swaps, Swaps Arbitration

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 22-09-2015 Case Nr. 1212/14.5T8LSB.L1-7 LINK DGSI Related CASE: Decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of 26-04-2016 HERE Headlines: The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant. The circumstance that the petitioner is under a restructure procedure does necessary mean… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Financial Distress of one of the Parties does not render the Arbitration Clause Inoperative | 22-09-2015 | Case #007

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| Swaps & Public Policy | 29-01-2015 | Case #005

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August 1, 2018January 27, 2020
CASE LAW, Public Policy, Supreme Court of Justice, Swaps, Swaps Arbitration

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 29-01-2015 Case Nr. 531/11.7TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines – A swap (interest rate swap) contract must be considered as a mere speculation with no actual and serious connection to an underlying relationship, making it contrary to the fundamental principles of our community, unfit to perform any serious function, and therefore contrary… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| Swaps & Public Policy | 29-01-2015 | Case #005