Court hearings during Covid-19 pandemic
12/2/2021 In March 2020, when the pandemic was officially recognized in Brazil, the electronic process was already a reality. At that time, it was already possible, in a good part of the Brazilian justice system, to file petitions remotely, to have decisions and judgments at a distance, all in a virtual environment. If the social […]
Consensual solution as the future of judicial recoveries
12/2/2021 It is not new that the Brazilian Judiciary is overwhelmed. The number of lawsuits filed is disproportionate to the number of judges available to rule on them. This is one of the reasons why the average time for a lower court to render a decision is 5 years and 2 months, according to a […]
Análise Advocacia reconhece escritório entre os mais admirados do Brasil pela 16º vez
18/11/2021 O anuário Análise Advocacia acaba de publicar a edição 2021 de sua pesquisa, que traz L.O. Baptista Advogados, mais uma vez, entre os escritórios mais admirados do Brasil. Confira abaixo um resumo com os principais resultados alcançados. Estamos em 2º lugar (junto com outros) na lista dos escritórios mais admirados do estado de São […]
Entry into force of the UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules
11/3/2021 On September 19, 2021, the new expedited arbitration rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) entered into force. Rules of this nature have become increasingly popular due to the benefits provided to litigating parties, such as saving costs and time, without compromising the due process of law. For no other […]
Companies have been increasingly seeking mediation to settle their conflicts
10/30/2021 Mediation is a voluntary dispute resolution procedure that has been presented as an alternative to the judicial route, providing an adequate environment to resolve not only family issues, but also – and increasingly often – business issues. Among the main benefits of mediation, the following can be mentioned: speed, economy, amicable environment between the […]
Legal 500 divulga resultados da edição 2022
20/10/2021 O Legal 500 divulgou na manhã de hoje os resultados da pesquisa para a edição 2022. Mais uma vez, L.O. Baptista aparece em seis rankings: Competition and Antitrust, Corporate and M&A, Dispute Resolution – Arbitration, Dispute Resolution – Litigation, Labour and Employment e Tax. O ranking Brasil na íntegra, assim como o editorial, está disponível […]
