É com enorme orgulho que informamos que a TTA – Sociedade de Advogados foi "Highly Commended" na categoria "Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team of the Year" nos African Legal Awards 2016, da prestigiada publicação britânica Legal Week.

PLMJ is very proud to announce that José-Miguel Júdice, founding partner and head of PLMJ ARBITRATION, has been recognised once again by the prestigious directories Chambers Global 2016 and Chambers Europe 2016 as a Star Individual in the category of Dispute Resolution.

The Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) forms part of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Its rules of operation are available here. It operates independently, but carries out its tasks in close contact and cooperation with the committees/bodies of the UPC which will have to take decisions in relation to the operation of the Centre.

In order to implement the administrative system for the control and prevention of unfair contract terms established by Law 32/2021 of 27 May, Decree-Law 123/2023 of 26 December...

Meanwhile, arbitration is mandatory in some specialist areas of the law, such as sport and pharmaceuticals.

Last week, the United Nations Secretary- General confirmed that Republic of Cape Verde has deposited its instrument of accession to the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition ...

In this Portuguese language PLMJ Podcast, we talk about litigation in the construction sector. This is a wide-ranging topic, so in this episode, we focus on negotiating and drafting contracts...

É com enorme prazer que partilhamos mais uma grande distinção da equipa de PLMJ Arbitragem que pelo 4º ano consecutivo integra as 100 melhores Sociedades de Advogados do mundo na Área de Prática de Arbitragem, assim como das 10 melhores na região do Mediterrâneo e Norte de África.

For the third consecutive year, PLMJ is on the list of the 100 best law firms in the world for arbitration practice published by Global Arbitration Review.

We are very honoured to announce that Professor Mariana França Gouveia has joined PLMJ Arbitration. Mariana França Gouveia earned her law degree from the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa where she is associate professor.

When a party to an arbitration agreement faces severe financial difficulties years after signing, should they still be bound by that clause? Portuguese courts have grappled with this tension between contractual autonomy and constitutional guarantees of access to justice, recognizing that supervening impecuniosity may, in exceptional circumstances, render arbitration agreements unenforceable.

For the second year in a row, PLMJ is on the list of the 100 best law firms in the world for international arbitration, according to Global Arbitration Review (GAR), the leading international publication in this area. PLMJ was the first Portuguese firm to appear on GAR’s annual ranking, having made the list last year.

GLA – Gabinete Legal Angola and TTA – Sociedade de Advogados, the members of PLMJ Network in Angola and Mozambique, have achieved nine nominations.

This system is important for the sustainable development and efficient use of resources. It is also possible to benefit from the experience gained, particularly in Germany

With regard to the changes verified in procedural terms, mainly with regard to the activity of the Courts, and in the course of civil, criminal and administrative proceedings,...

The Portuguese Arbitration Act (Lei de Arbitragem Voluntária), similar to many others, does not address the issue of multiparty disputes. Moreover, the act is clearly designed to accommodate disputes between only two parties – a claimant and a defendant.