Is the confidentiality of arbitral proceedings and awards protected by law?
National legislation protects the confidentiality of the arbitral proceedings and awards to the extent agreed by the parties. l. On what grounds will the courts set aside or decline to enforce an award? Local courts may dismiss or refuse to enforce arbitral awards for the reasons stipulated in Art. 26 of Law 1879/02. Reasons for denying the recognition or the enforcement of awards: The recognition or enforcement of arbitral awards may only be refused, regardless of the State in which they have been issued, when: a) the party against whom the finding was awarded proves before the judge that: 1. one of the parties in the arbitration agreement mentioned in article 10 was affected by some kind of incapacity, or that said agreement is not valid under the law to which the parties have subjected themselves, or if nothing to this effect is indicated, under the law of the State in which the award was issued. 2. it has not been duly notified of the appointment of an arbiter or the arbitral proce
