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Portuguese courts lack jurisdiction over a contract dispute between absent parties where perfection occurred abroad.

Case Number 9451077
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal regarding jurisdiction over a contract dispute between a Portuguese and a German company. The plaintiff argued that Portuguese courts had competence because the contract was perfected when the Portuguese buyer received the translated response to their order. However, the court found that the contract was only perfected abroad, outside Portuguese territory, and thus lacked the necessary connection to justify jurisdiction.

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COMPETÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL CONTRATO ENTRE AUSENTES REQUISITOS

Keywords

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international jurisdiction contract between absent parties perfection of contract abroad competence of Portuguese courts contractual connection requirements

Cited Legislation

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CPC67 Art. 65 n.º 1, a, b, c, d
CCIV66 Art. 224

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ DE 1984/11/24 IN BMJ N331 PAG461

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 06/16/1994

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00013713

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199504039451077

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 82/94-1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T CIRC STO TIRSO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/E008801A2C8FBFC08025686B0066ABC4?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Compete aos tribunais portugueses o conhecimento de uma acção para condenação de uma sociedade portuguesa que recebeu, na execução de um contrato com uma sociedade alemã, mercadorias por esta vendidas àquela e enviadas para Portugal e cujo preço deveria ser pago por depósito num banco na Alemanha, visto que o respectivo contrato de compra e venda só se tornou perfeito quando a compradora, sediada em Portugal, aqui recebeu a resposta à sua proposta traduzida na encomenda efectuada.