Publications - Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration
On June 4, 2020, through Resolution nº 41/2020, the Council of Ministers approved the Program for Economic and Social Stabilization (Programa de Estabilização Económica e Social) (“PEES”), with a time horizon up to the end…
On May 14, 2020, the Portuguese Parliament passed Law no. 16/2020, dated May 29, making the fourth amendment to Law no. 1-A/2020, dated March 19, determining various exceptional and temporary measures in response to the…
International arbitrations are not associated with any particular jurisdiction, and in Latin America and elsewhere, most arbitral institutions keep handling arbitral proceedings and enabling them to continue, despite COVID-19, by using available…
Pandemic has entered the world’s daily vocabulary in the most dramatic and unexpected way. As the severity of the situation worsens, a growing number of legislative initiatives attempt to address the needs of citizens and society in the face…
Law No 10/2020 of 18 April 2020 enacted an exceptional and temporary legal framework concerning (i) the procedure for the service of judicial documents by post provided for in the procedural laws and (ii) the parcel services, in view of…
On April 2, 2020, the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic approved Law No. 4-A/2020, dated April 6, which made the first amendment to Law No. 1-A/2020, dated March 19. The latter established various temporary and exceptional measures in…
The health crisis caused by COVID-19 could turn into a chance to revolutionize arbitration and boost and strengthen its virtues as opposed to domestic court litigation. The flexibility inherent to this alternative dispute resolution system and its…