Features

Main Features of Portuguese Arbitration

  • Civil Law jurisdiction
  • Arbitration Law inspired by the Uncitral Model Law
  • Party to the New York Convention (Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards – New York, 1958)
  • Party to the ICSID Convention (Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States)
  • Party to 60 Bilateral Investment Treaties
  • Principles of Kompetenz-Kompetenz & separability of the arbitration agreement robustly recognised
  • Pro-Arbitration mindset of the Portuguese Courts, with swift procedures to assist arbitrations, setting aside, recognition, and enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Access to preliminary and interim measures, and joinder of third-parties
  • Arbitration centres with modern facilities and access to expedited procedures, emergency arbitration, and service as appointing authority