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Family and Succession 02/04/2024

MARRYING INTO MONEY AND SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR THE ELDERLY: REFLECTIONS AFTER THE DECISION OF THE FEDERAL SUPREME COURT (THEME 1,236)

The term “marry into money” is used pejoratively to describe situations where there is a clear age and resource difference between partners in a romantic or marital relationship, where the younger partner’s primary interest is suspected to be material benefit rather than a genuine, balanced relationship. In order to protect the property interests of the…

Consumer 26/03/2024

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE (STJ) HAS DEFINED THAT THE LESSEE’S INTENTION TO TERMINATE A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH AN INDEFINITE TERM CAN BE COMMUNICATED BY EMAIL

According to Justice Nancy Andrighi, the communication does not require special formalities, it is sufficient that it is made in writing and that the intention of the lessee to terminate the agreement reaches the lessor or someone authorized to receive it on his behalf. The Third Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), in…

Administrative and Public Law 13/03/2024

RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT IN SMALL-CLAIMS COURT: AFTER 15 YEARS, STF RULES FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF STRIKING DOWN RES JUDICATA

The annulment of res judicata is continuously under discussion and, when it comes to a specific law, as is the case of the one that governs the Small-Claims Courts, the issue becomes even more thorny. Relief from judgment is an important mechanism for correcting past defects in unappealable judgment, which is capital for the maintenance…

Sem categoria 12/03/2024

EXTRAFISCALITY OF TAXES: (IM)MEDIATE CONSEQUENCES

The average Brazilian was already familiar with taxes long before this homeland – now a colony – has even conceived of being an independent country. The Portuguese crown was widely present from the start, establishing in the 1530s the so-called “Foral,” a document that provided for government charges, such as taxes on the extraction of…