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Guimarães Court of Appeal | Supervening Impecuniosity | Ineffectiveness of the Arbitration Agreement | 21-02-2019 | Case #088

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March 26, 2019January 19, 2020
CASE LAW, Enforceability Arbitration Agreement, Guimarães Court of Appeal, Impecuniosity, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Portuguese Arbitration

Guimarães Court of Appeal Date: 21-02-2019 Case Nr. 317/18.8T8PRT.G1 LINK DGSI Headline: The supervening economic impossibility of the signatories of an arbitration agreement (preventing them from bearing the inevitable costs of such dispute resolution mechanism), may constitute a manifest ineffectiveness of such arbitration agreement. Accordingly, the state court is competent to decide the question… Read More »Guimarães Court of Appeal | Supervening Impecuniosity | Ineffectiveness of the Arbitration Agreement | 21-02-2019 | Case #088

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

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September 28, 2018January 19, 2020
Arbitration Standard Form Contracts, CASE LAW, Impecuniosity, Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Lisbon Court of Appeal, Standard Form Contracts, Swaps, Swaps Arbitration

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

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