LISBON ARBITRATION

Authorship: Digo Pinto.  In Portugal, the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards are governed by the provisions of the New York Convention, treaties and conventions which are binding on the Portuguese State and articles 55 to 58 of the Portuguese Arbitration Law (PAL). Under article 55 of PAL, “Without prejudice to the mandatory provisions of the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, as well as to other treaties or co...