José Miguel Júdice

Arbitration by José Miguel Júdice

Once a linguistic professor explained to me that “misleading” or “ambivalent” words are a dangerous game but at the same time a road for innovation and progress. Since I left my practice as counsel, I consider myself to be “independent arbitrator”. Each and all the arbitrators must be independent. So, the word appears to be ambivalent or misleading as it stresses what is common ground in our activity. Yes, but I have no better choice to emphasize that being arbitrator is my professional activity and not only one among others; that I don’t answer to clients and will not have any client in the future; that my only god is now the duty to settle disputes without any conflict of interest that might arise in the future. Yes, probably “focused arbitrator” would be ok… if not also misleading.

Arbitration by José Miguel Júdice

Once a linguistic professor explained to me that “misleading” or “ambivalent” words are a dangerous game but at the same time a road for innovation and progress. Since I left my practice as counsel, I consider myself to be “independent arbitrator”. Each and all the arbitrators must be independent. So, the word appears to be ambivalent or misleading as it stresses what is common ground in our activity. Yes, but I have no better choice to emphasize that being arbitrator is my professional activity and not only one among others; that I don’t answer to clients and will not have any client in the future; that my only god is now the duty to settle disputes without any conflict of interest that might arise in the future. Yes, probably “focused arbitrator” would be ok… if not also misleading.

Highlights

October 2025

José Miguel Júdice participates in the ICC Iberian Arbitration Day

On October 2, 2025, the Bar Association of Madrid hosted the fourth edition of the ICC Iberian Arbitration Day, a gathering that brought together leading professionals in the field of international arbitration. José Miguel Júdice took part, together w...
July 2025

José Miguel Júdice took part in the closing session of the Postgraduate Program in Contractual Litigation, Mediation, and Arbitration at the Portuguese Catholic University.

On July 17, the closing session of the Postgraduate Program in Contractual Litigation, Mediation, and Arbitration of the Faculty of Law at the Portuguese Catholic University took place. The event was held at Cuatrecasas in Lisbon and included a...
April 2025

José Miguel Júdice Recognized Among Portugal's Leading Arbitrators by Leaders League

José Miguel Júdice has been recognized among the "Leading Arbitrators" in Portugal by Leaders League in their 2025 rankings . Also recognized as leading arbitrators are Paula Costa e Silva, Sofia Martins, Paulo Mota Pinto, and José Robin de Andrade.
March 2025

José Miguel Júdice to speak at XIII Encontro Internacional de Arbitragem de Coimbra

From April 3rd to 5th, the XIII Encontro Internacional de Arbitragem de Coimbra (EIAC 2025) will take place. José Miguel Júdice will speak on its second day, at Coimbra University (Colégio da Trindade), in the session  “From the exhaustion of the juris...
January 2025

José Miguel Júdice will participate in the Iberian Arbitration Dialogues in Porto

José Miguel Júdice will be one of the speakers at the first edition of the Iberian Arbitration Dialogues, an event organized by the Portuguese Chapter of the Club Español y Iberamericano de Arbitraje and the Portuguese Arbitration Association. The ev...
January 2025

José Miguel Júdice has been nominated as a Council Member for the ICC Institute of World Business Law

José Miguel Júdice has been nominated for an additional  three years mandate as one of the 50 Council Members of the ICC Institute of World Business Law. The ICC Institute is a leading international  institution for the advancement of Bu...
November 2024

José Miguel Júdice Leads Advanced Training on Interest in International Arbitration at the 22nd ICC Miami Conference

On December 1, 2024, as part of the annual ICC conference in Miami, there will be a full-day Advanced Training session by the ICC Institute of World Business Law on interest in international arbitration. José Miguel Júdice, a member of the I...
November 2024

José Miguel Júdice to be the Keynote Speaker at the Conference 'The Arbitral Court: Justice in Alternative Jurisdiction'

On November 21, 2024, at 2:30 PM, the conference "The Arbitral Court: Justice in Alternative Jurisdiction" will take place at the Palácio da Bolsa, organized by the Institute of Commercial Arbitration. José Miguel Júdice will be the keynote speaker, s...
September 2024

José Miguel Júdice is the keynote speaker at the conference "Promoting and Protecting Foreign Investment in Angola"

The  Council for Investment Arbitration of the Portuguese Arbitration Association will host an international conference titled "Promoting and Protecting Foreign Investment in Angola." The event will take place in Lisbon, October 16, 2024, at the ...

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