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086867 AI generated

Partial debt payment in corporate recovery requires creditor committee approval to avoid discriminatory treatment.

Case Number 086867
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

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The Supreme Court of Justice dismissed the appeal regarding a partial debt payment made during a corporate recovery process. The court held that such payments are legally ineffective without prior approval from the creditors' committee to ensure equal treatment among all creditors. Consequently, the defendant's unilateral payment was deemed discriminatory and void due to the lack of required procedural authorization.

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RECUPERAÇÃO DE EMPRESA

Keywords

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corporate recovery proceedings partial debt payment creditors committee approval discriminatory treatment ineffective payment equal creditor rights procedural requirement

Cited Legislation

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Art. 150, n.º 1, do Código de Processo Civil
Art. 151, n.º 1, do Código de Processo Civil

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00027249

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ199503210868671

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/BDABBC4D2A08B419802568FC003AC8F7?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

No processo de recuperação de empresa, o pagamento parcial de um débito da mesma empresa está subordinado, sob pena de ineficácia, à prévia obtenção de parecer favorável da comissão de credores, não podendo verificar-se injustificado tratamento dicriminativo dos demais credores da empresa.