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Portuguese court claims jurisdiction over contract dispute where contract was celebrated in Portugal.

Case Number 0005181
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa granted jurisdiction to the Portuguese court for a contract dispute between a Portuguese and an Israeli company. The plaintiff argued that the contract was celebrated in Portugal, establishing a real connection to the forum. The court upheld this claim, ruling that the occurrence of any element within the cause of action in Portugal, such as the place of contract celebration, is sufficient to guarantee international competence.

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COMPETÊNCIA INTERNACIONAL

Keywords

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international jurisdiction place of contract celebration civil procedure code civil code real connection competence international contract dispute

Cited Legislation

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CPC67 Art. 61
CPC67 Art. 65
CPC67 Art. 74 N1
CPC67 Art. 85
CPC67 Art. 86
CCIV66 Art. 41 N1
CCIV66 Art. 42 N1
CCIV66 Art. 774

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ DE 1981/06/30 IN BMJ N308 PAG203/207
AC STJ DE 1974/06/25 IN BMJ N238 PAG196
AC STJ DE 1979/04/19 IN BMJ N286 PAG222

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRL00008442

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RL199610010005181

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrl.nsf/33182fc732316039802565fa00497eec/DD5C76868CAEB0D0802568030004E080?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Para garantir a competência internacional do Tribunal Português, basta a ocorrência em Portugal de algum dos elementos que integram a causa de pedir interligados com aspectos de conexão real ou pessoal, como o facto de o contrato haver sido celebrado em Portugal.

II - É competente o Tribunal Português para conhecer de uma acção proposta por, uma empresa Portuguesa contra uma empresa Israelita a exigir desta o pagamento de um saldo de conta-corrente relativa a fornecimentos de material videográfico, tendo sido o contrato celebrado em Portugal.