Arbitral tribunal's denial of production of evidence not a violation of adversarial principle (Brazilian STJ) | Practical Law

Arbitral tribunal's denial of production of evidence not a violation of adversarial principle (Brazilian STJ) | Practical Law

In Chaval Navegação Ltda (Chaval) v Liebherr Brasil – Guindastes e Máquias Operatrizes Ltda (Liebherr), Special Appeal n.1.500.667/RJ (2013/0229745-5), the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice considered whether an arbitrators’ refusal to grant a request for independent expert evidence constituted a violation of the adversarial principle justifying a set-aside of the arbitral award.

Arbitral tribunal's denial of production of evidence not a violation of adversarial principle (Brazilian STJ)

by Eduardo Damião Gonçalves (Partner), Flávio Spaccaquerche Barbosa (Partner), Bruno Barreto de Azevedo Teixeira (Associate) – Mattos Filho Advogados
Published on 14 Sep 2016 • Brazil
In Chaval Navegação Ltda (Chaval) v Liebherr Brasil – Guindastes e Máquias Operatrizes Ltda (Liebherr), Special Appeal n.1.500.667/RJ (2013/0229745-5), the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice considered whether an arbitrators’ refusal to grant a request for independent expert evidence constituted a violation of the adversarial principle justifying a set-aside of the arbitral award.