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073777 AI generated

Supreme Court allows review of abuse of right and official knowledge even without explicit party allegations.

Case Number 073777
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The Supreme Court of Justice unanimously permitted the review of abuse of right and official knowledge by the tribunal. Although the parties did not explicitly allege these concepts, the court held that higher tribunals may examine them during their assessment. This decision establishes that such judicial powers are not limited by the specific arguments presented by the litigants.

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ABUSO DE DIREITO CONHECIMENTO OFICIOSO RECURSO

Keywords

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abuse of right official knowledge supreme court review procedural autonomy judicial assessment

Cited Legislation

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Art. 333, n.º 1 do Código de Processo Civil
Art. 334 do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00001579

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198702050737772

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[REFERENCIA DE PUBLICACAO] BMJ N364 ANO1987 PAG787

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/7F331F9015B9CF91802568FC003947EC?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

O abuso de direito e do conhecimento oficioso do tribunal. Assim, podem os tribunais superiores debruçar-se na sua apreciação ainda que não haja sido expressamente alegado.