Extrajudicial usucaption as a means of quickly regularizing property ownership

Natália Fioravanti SalvadoriLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados Usucaption is a way of originally acquiring ownership of property and is also an important tool for regularizing real estate, especially when there are cases of irregular land division and dismemberment. However, considering that the Judiciary is overflowing with lawsuits in its various instances, Brazil has seen the […]

Judicial reorganization: TJSP approves Cram Down plan

Vitor José Ferreira do CoutoLawyer at Marcos Martins Advogados In a recent ruling, the São Paulo State Court of Appeals[1] upheld a lower court judge’s decision confirming the approval of a reorganization plan approved under the cram down procedure, which authorizes the judge to approve the reorganization plan even without the approval of all classes […]

Court grants injunction against eviction from tenancy guaranteed by guarantee

The Marília Civil Court granted a request for urgent relief in an eviction action for non-payment of a commercial lease guaranteed by a guarantee, based on article 300 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The eviction injunction was requested by the landlady due to the tenant’s default. The lease agreement provided for the construction of […]

Pandemic has taken companies to court to review contracts

No direito privado, em especial, nas relações comerciais, a regra geral, derivada do brocardo latino pacta sunt sevanda, é a de que o contrato deve ser cumprido pelas partes ou, como preferem alguns, tem força de lei entre os contratantes.

The limits of interest rates in Brazil

The analysis of the application of legal norms involving the charging of remunerative interest in the contractual sphere is a subject of much discussion by law enforcers, especially with regard to the limit on contracted interest rates.

The economic crisis caused by COVID-19 and judicial recovery

A crise econômica causada pelo advento da COVID-19 vem modificando imensamente as atividades de grande parte das empresas, seja na forma de atendimento aos clientes, na forma de negociar novos contratos ou quando da busca de soluções para manter a atividade empresarial.