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Tag: public policy of Portugal

Posted on September 28, 2018April 11, 2026

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

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 24-02-2015
Case Nr. 2186.13.5TVLSB.L1-7
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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

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Posted on August 28, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Public Policy | New York Convention 1958 | 09-10-2003| Case #025

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)
Date: 09-10-2003
Case Nr. 03B1604
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Headline:

A foreign arbitral award may be refused recognition only in the cases set forth in Article V of the New York Convention 1958— for instance, when

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Posted on August 27, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Public Policy | New York Convention 1958 | 02-02-2006 | Case #024

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal)
Date: 02-02-2006
Case Nr. 05B3766
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Headline:

When recognition of an award under the New York Convention is being contested, it is the provisions of the Convention and the law of the seat … Read more

Posted on August 20, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | New York Convention 1958 | Liquidated Damages Clause | International Public Policy | 14-03-2013 | Case #0031

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 14-03-2013
Case Nr. 7328/10.0TBOER.L1.S1
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RELATED CASE – Lisbon Court of Appeal | 12-07-2012| Case #030

Headlines:

The recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award may only be refused if it is

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Posted on August 19, 2018April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | New York Convention 1958 | Liquidated Damages Clause | International Public Policy | 12-07-2012 | Case #030

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 12-07-2012
Case Nr. 7328/10.0TBOER.L1-1
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Related CASE: Supreme Court of Justice | 14-03-2013 | Case #031

Headline:

Evidences of the circumstances set forth in Art. V(1) of the NYC shall be introduced within

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Posted on August 10, 2018April 11, 2026

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

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 05-11-2015
Case Nr. 2672-14.0T8LSB.L1-6
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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 … Read more

Posted on August 8, 2018April 11, 2026

Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | International Public Policy of Portugal | Excessive Liquidated Damages | Abuse of Rights | 14-03-2017 | Case #012

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 14-03-2017
Case Nr. 103/13.1YRLSB-2
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Headline:

A foreign award enforcing a penal clause of such high magnitude that it impairs the personal and economic freedoms of a party is incompatible with the international … Read more

Posted on August 7, 2018April 11, 2026

Lisbon Court of Appeal | International Public Policy of Portugal | Excessive Liquidated Damages | Abuse of Rights | 02-06-2016 | Case #0011

Lisbon Court of Appeal
Date: 02-06-2016
Case Nr. 103/13.1YRLSB-2
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Headline:

A foreign award that imposes a disproportionate and excessive penalty on a party is manifestly inconsistent with the international public order of Portugal, and is therefore unenforceable by … Read more

Posted on August 1, 2018April 11, 2026

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

Supreme Court of Justice
Date: 29-01-2015
Case Nr. 531/11.7TVLSB.L1.S1

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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

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