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

(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

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Mandatory Arbitration | Validity of the Patent in Dispute as Objection | Competence of the Arbitral Tribunal | 02-05-2019 | Case #091

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 02-05-2019 Case Nr. 1956/18.2YRLSB-6 LINK DGSI Headline: In a mandatory arbitration initiated according to Law Nr. 62/2011, of 12 December 2011, the defendant is prevented from contest the claim by raising an objection grounded in the invalidity of the patent in dispute. Summary: In a mandatory arbitration, the defendant is… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Mandatory Arbitration | Validity of the Patent in Dispute as Objection | Competence of the Arbitral Tribunal | 02-05-2019 | Case #091

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Decision on the Constitutionality and Res Judicata | 27-11-2018 | Case #83

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Decision on the Constitutionality and Res Judicata | 27-11-2018 | Case #83 Date: 27/11/2018 Case Nr. 1030/12.5TVLSB.L1.S1.S2 Link DGSI HERE Headline It is up to the arbitral tribunal to decide on its own competence even when a previous decision has been challenged via appeal lodged before the… Read More »(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Decision on the Constitutionality and Res Judicata | 27-11-2018 | Case #83

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Waiver of the right to challenge the lack of competence | 04-12-2018 | Case #84

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice Case Nr. 598/17.4YRLSB S1 Date: 04/12/2018 Link DGSI HERE Headlines The arbitral tribunal has competence to decide on its own competence, and the appointment of an arbitrator by a party does not deprive it of later challenge the competence of the arbitral tribunal. Summary: The appellate decision that, in an… Read More »(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | Waiver of the right to challenge the lack of competence | 04-12-2018 | Case #84

(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Negative Effects of the Arbitration Agreement | Hardship | 16-10-2018| Case #081

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 16-10-2018 Case Nr. 2258/16.4T8CBR.C1.S1 LINK DGSI Headline:  The arbitration agreement produces a negative effect that will force the court judge to dismiss the judicial procedure in which the arbitration agreement was invoked, unless it is manifestly null, inoperable or incapable of producing its effects. An allegation of “just cause” or… Read More »(Portugal) Supreme Court of Justice | Negative Effects of the Arbitration Agreement | Hardship | 16-10-2018| Case #081

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | Kompentenz-Kompetenz | 11-01-2011 | Case #078

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 11-01-2011 Case Nr. 3539/08.6TVLSB.L1 LINK DGSI Headline: The arbitration agreement concluded with a company belonging to the same group of companies only binds the contracting parties, except if a third party later accedes to that agreement. The arbitral tribunal shall be competent to interpret the arbitration clause in order to… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Extension of the Arbitration Agreement to Non-Signatories | Group of Companies Doctrine | Kompentenz-Kompetenz | 11-01-2011 | Case #078

Lisbon Court of Appeal | Agreement to arbitrate by reference | Standard Form Contracts | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 07-07-2016 | Case #054

Lisbon Court of Appeal Date: 07-07-2016 Case Nr. 508/14.0TBLNH-A.L1-2 LINK DGSI Headline: It will be considered sufficient for the purpose of incorporation if the contract signed by the parties or the correspondence between them contains a reference to a document containing the arbitration agreement. The “competence-competence” principle applies with one exception arising from the application… Read More »Lisbon Court of Appeal | Agreement to arbitrate by reference | Standard Form Contracts | Kompetenz-Kompetenz | 07-07-2016 | Case #054

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of an Arbitration Agreement | 09-07-2015 | Case #075

Supreme Court of Justice Date: 09-07-2015 Case Nr. 1770/13.1TVLSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI Headlines: The arbitral tribunal is competent to decide the validity of the arbitration agreement, unless such invalidity is blatant. Summary: 1. The interpretation of any arbitration agreement, such as an arbitration clause, relating to possible and future disputes arising from a specific contractual relationship,… Read More »Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | State Courts are not Competent to Decide the Validity of an Arbitration Agreement | 09-07-2015 | Case #075

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

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

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