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041275 AI generated

Portuguese court denies judicial aid for solicitor fees when applicant fails to explicitly request payment waiver.

Case Number 041275
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court denied the request for judicial aid covering solicitor fees in a criminal appeal. The applicant sought partial aid but did not explicitly request the waiver of solicitor costs as required by law. The court ruled that without a specific plea for this waiver, the statutory conditions for aid were not met.

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APOIO JUDICIARIO HONORARIOS ADVOGADO SOLICITADOR

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judicial aid solicitor fees explicit request criminal appeal payment waiver

Cited Legislation

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Art. 15, n. 1 of D.L. 387-B/87
Art. 15, n. 2 of D.L. 387-B/87

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00006027

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199012120412753

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 67/90

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T J SETUBAL

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/B71DC744FDB35C8F802568FC00399D19?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O apoio judiciario compreende a dispensa total ou parcial de preparos e de pagamento de custas ou o seu deferimento, assim como do pagamento dos serviços de advogado ou solicitador (artigo 15, n. 1, do Decreto-Lei 387-B/87, de 29 de Dezembro).

II - A dispensa de pagamento, pelo utente, dos serviços de advogado ou solicitador deve ser expressamente requerida (artigo 15, n. 2, do Decreto-Lei 387-B/87).