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(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Standard Form Contracts | Swaps | 14-05-2019 | Case #92

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June 26, 2019January 19, 2020
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(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Standard Form Contracts | Swaps | 14-05-2019 | Case #92 Case nr. 2741/16.1T8PTM.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline: Even though there is no express arbitration agreement in the contract, the mere reference to a framework contract which contains in itself an arbitration clause is deemed to be construed as… Read More »(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Standard Form Contracts | Swaps | 14-05-2019 | Case #92

Guimarães Court of Appeal | Competence of the Judicial Court to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 08-03-2012 | Case #074

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October 4, 2018January 19, 2020
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Guimarães Court of Appeal Date: 08.03.2012 Case Nr. 1387/11.5TBBCL-B.G1 LINK DGSI Headlines: The state court is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement if that validity is the subject matter of the dispute brought to the court. Summary: 1. In order to determine the nature of the subject matter at issue, it is… Read More »Guimarães Court of Appeal | Competence of the Judicial Court to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement | 08-03-2012 | Case #074

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

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October 3, 2018January 19, 2020
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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

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October 2, 2018January 19, 2020
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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

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

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September 29, 2018January 19, 2020
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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. Summary: 1. Since the defendant invoked an arbitration agreement in a timely manner, only in cases where such agreement is manifestly invalid, inoperative or ineffective… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)| State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of the Arbitration Agreement |28-05-2015 | Case #069

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration in Standard Form Contracts | 24-02-2015 | Case #068

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September 28, 2018January 19, 2020
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Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 24-02-2015 Case Nr. 2186.13.5TVLSB.L1-7 LINK DGSI Headlines: An arbitration agreement included in a standard form contract (such as a swap agreement) produces a negative effect upon the jurisdiction of the state court to hear a dispute brought in relation to it, even if the petitioner has claimed for its invalidity… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration in Standard Form Contracts | 24-02-2015 | Case #068

Porto Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Negative Effect of the Arbitration Agreement | 13-04-2015 | Case #056

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September 9, 2018January 19, 2020
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Porto Court of Appeal Date: 13-04-2015 Case Nr. 471/14.8TVPRT.P1 LINK DGSI Headline: The court judge shall dismiss the procedure in accordance with Art. 5(1) of the Arbitration Act if a party invokes the existence of an arbitration agreement, unless such agreement is manifestly null and void, ineffective or unenforceable. According to Art. 18(3) of the… Read More »Porto Court of Appeal | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Negative Effect of the Arbitration Agreement | 13-04-2015 | Case #056

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

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August 12, 2018January 19, 2020
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Supreme Court of Justice Date: 21-06-2016 Case Nr. 301/14.0TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI 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 objections to the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, the court must act with restraint, and give the… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 21-06-2016 | Case #0016

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

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August 10, 2018January 19, 2020
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Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 05-11-2015 Case Nr. 2672-14.0T8LSB.L1-6 LINK DGSI 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 from one contract does not deprive a party of its right to raise such a defence… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Arbitration Clause in Framework Agreement | Negative Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 05-11-2015 | Case #014

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
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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