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The possibility of breaking the confidentiality of social networks’ user data in civil demands
Decision of the Supreme Court determining that internet access providers provide the registration data of users who have committed illegal acts is an important act to help identify and hold accountable those who violate personality rights.
Legal issues with guarantees, surety, and joint and several debtors and their distinctions
Legal concepts must be clearly defined in the contractual provisions to avoid applying a framework distinct from the intent of the contracting parties.
Mediation and conciliation in the Recovery and Bankruptcy Act
Spurred by recent legislation, these instruments have been increasingly used by companies in difficulty and their creditors, with very positive results.
Business Environment Law brings expectation of debureaucratization and incentive to investments in the country
The new standard represents an essential step towards resuming economic activity by fostering entrepreneurship and the values introduced by the Economic Freedom Law in 2019.
Leading case of messages exchanged via WhatsApp leads STJ to outline and update the concept of confidentiality of communications guaranteed by the Constitution
The decision that deemed illegal the public disclosure of conversations held on the social media means an advance in protecting constitutional guarantees to the privacy and intimacy of the senders of electronic messages.
Action for liquidation of judgment by the common procedure: guarantee of the adversarial process and a full defense
Defendants must freely exercise their constitutional rights and avail themselves of the due process of law, according to the fundamental norms of civil procedure.
Bystander: what does it mean and why is the identification relevant?
Identifying these consumers in an appropriate and timely manner is essential, because the application of consumer legislation brings relevant consequences of both a material and procedural nature.
New CNJ resolution regulates issues related to cross-border insolvency proceedings
Resolution 394/21 establishes rules for cooperation and direct communication with foreign insolvency courts.
The limits of the procedural legal deal
Despite the decisions by courts on the subject, such as that of the STJ, there is still no settled case law on the guidelines of NJPs.
ADI No. 4,296/DF: after 11 years, STF declares unconstitutional provision of the Application for Mandamus law that restricted the granting of in limine relief
Court found that article 22, paragraph 2, of the law restricts the general power of discretion of the magistrate and the constitutional principle of the irremovable jurisdiction.
STJ moves to consolidate understanding of bad faith exemption for double repetition in cdc
With the new understanding, it will be enough to prove the agent's guilt to obtain the refund in double undue charges made in consumer relations.
Confidentiality of corporate arbitration: public hearing on changes in CVM rules
CVM proposes the creation of the duty to communicate corporate claims, such as judicial or arbitration proceedings in which the issuer, its controlling shareholders or its directors appear as parties.
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