The role of Third Party Due Diligence in containing labor risks

Internationally renowned wineries have recently had their names involved in a slave labor scandal. Approximately 207 workers were rescued from a situation analogous to slavery in Bento Gonçalves/RS, in a joint action between the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the Federal Police (PF) and the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE). The rescued workers were employed […]

STJ invalidates e-mail notification for purposes of proving unfulfilled obligation

The 3rd Panel of the Superior Court of Justice, in a recent decision[1], held that extrajudicial notification sent to the party’s e-mail address in a fiduciary alienation contract is not valid. The case discussed the validity of the extrajudicial notification sent to the debtor’s e-mail address indicated in the contract for the purposes of proving […]