Kluwer: COVID-19: Fundamental Change of Circumstances or Force Majeure? Insights from Portugal

Published on October 15, 2024

By Nuno Ferreira Lousa (Linklaters LLP) and Pedro Ferreira Ribeiro

In a landmark decision, the Portuguese Supreme Administrative Court has overturned an arbitral award which dealt with the different available remedies in case of a fundamental change in circumstances (in this case, the effects of Covid-19) ruling that affording a force majeure protection to a party should have the effect of excluding other remedies to...

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