STF rules out the mandatory separation of property regime for individuals over 70 years old
In February 2024, the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) decided that the mandatory separation of property regime in marriages and stable unions for individuals over 70 years old can be changed by the will of the parties involved. In summary, the Court understood that maintaining the obligation of separation of property as provided in Article […]
The commitment of the State Administration in the use of arbitration as a dispute resolution method
As of 2015, due to the enactment of Law No. 13.129/2015 (“Arbitration Law Reform”), the use of arbitration within the scope of direct and indirect public administration was expressly allowed. From then on, public entities have been adopting arbitration clauses more frequently, reflecting an increase in their participation in arbitration proceedings. This increase is shown […]
Uso equivocado da arbitragem: prejuízo para o Brasil
Valor Econômico 4/3/2024 O assoberbamento do Poder Judiciário é um velho problema do Brasil. O crescimento do número de demandas, decorrente da cultura do litígio, faz com que o volume de processos não seja absorvido pelo Estado. Com isso, a duração de uma ação vira ativo no planejamento dos grandes litigantes. O direito de ação […]
Empresas Privadas têm até 30 de maio para se cadastrarem no Domicílio Judicial Eletrônico
4/3/2024 Termina no dia 30 de maio o prazo de 90 dias para as empresas se cadastrarem no Domicílio Judicial Eletrônico, uma ferramenta do Conselho Nacional de Justiça (CNJ) que visa centralizar, em uma única plataforma digital, as comunicações de processos judiciais de todos os tribunais nacionais. Na prática, as empresas poderão consultar, em uma única […]
Compensatory Spousal Support and the Care Economy
2/10/2024 There is growing social debate about the invisibility of the so-called care economy, i.e. the social devaluation of domestic care activities, child, elderly and special needs care in general, which are usually carried out by women. In these situations, the relationship breakdown creates a significant economic disparity to the disadvantage of the spouse who […]
Arbitration in Brazil: confidence in 2023
2/15/2024 Although arbitration is a consolidated dispute resolution method in Brazil, some issues were highly debated in 2023, such as: the premises of corporate arbitration; the extent of the arbitrators’ duty of disclosure; the jurisdiction to rule on anticipated production of evidence and the stance of Brazilian Courts of Justice on attempts to annul arbitration […]
