{"id":82201,"date":"2019-10-31T14:53:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T14:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smfc.pt\/practice-areas\/litigation-and-arbitration\/"},"modified":"2023-04-04T21:45:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:45:39","slug":"litigation-and-arbitration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smfc.pt\/en\/practice-areas\/litigation-and-arbitration\/","title":{"rendered":"Litigation and Arbitration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading]<\/p>\n<h1>Litigation and Arbitration<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1573150524184{padding-top: 50px !important;}&#8221;]SMFC has litigation as one of its most significant areas of activity. 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