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99S260 AI generated

Commercial records examination allowed to protect third parties from unjustified commercial defamation.

Case Number 99S260
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The court allowed the examination of commercial records in an appeal against a refusal of provision. The plaintiff argued that such records are necessary to uncover truth when a merchant is held responsible, noting that protection extends beyond the merchant to those who contracted with them. The court ruled that justice requires admitting these records as adequate means to discover the truth, rejecting the notion that they should be shielded from scrutiny.

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ESCRITA COMERCIAL EXAME À ESCRITA

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commercial records examination merchant liability third party protection commercial defamation truth discovery unjustified accusations commercial justice

Cited Legislation

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CCOM 888 Art. 42
CCOM 888 Art. 43

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00036355

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ200002160002604

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECURSO] 124/99

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECURSO] T REL PORTO

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/C16EEEABE7BF338980256A4C004BDF60?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Se há que proteger a escrita dos comerciantes, pondo-a a coberto de devassas injustificadas, já não se concebe uma protecção dirigida à ocultação de dados que não interessam somente ao comerciante mas também àqueles que com ele contrataram.

II - Elementares exigências de justiça, levam à admissibilidade dos exames à escrituração mercantil enquanto meios adequados para se chegar à verdade em causa em que é responsabilizado o comerciante.