Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) Date: 09-10-2003 Case Nr. 03B1604 LINK DGSI 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 such recognition would be contrary to the “international public policy” of the Portuguese State. The international […]
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Supreme Court of Justice (Portugal) | Suspension of the Arbitration Agreement | Restructuring | Impecuniosity | 26-04-2016 | Case #010
Supreme Court of Justice Date: 26-04-2016 Case No. 1212/14.5T8LSB.L1.S1 LINK DGSI RELATED CASE: Decision of the Lisbon Court of Appeal HERE Headlines – A restructuring procedure does not entail the suspension of the arbitration agreement or of the arbitration proceedings – Nor does that procedure grant the company under restructure an exemption of court or […]
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
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 […]
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