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069874 AI generated

Contract assignment requires consent from the other party under Article 424 of the Civil Code.

Case Number 069874
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court granted the review of the contract assignment case unanimously. The plaintiff sought to transfer their contractual position to a third party without the other party's agreement. The court ruled that such transmission is legally impossible without the explicit consent of the remaining contracting party.

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CONTRATO TRANSMISSÃO DO CONTRATO CONSENTIMENTO CESSÃO DE POSIÇÃO CONTRATUAL

Keywords

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contract assignment consent requirement third party transfer civil code provision contractual position

Cited Legislation

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Article 424, paragraph 1 of the Civil Code
artigo 424 do Código Civil
1 do artigo 424 do Código Civil.

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTJ00021332

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SJ198204290698742

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jstj.nsf/954f0ce6ad9dd8b980256b5f003fa814/CAD015EF4D6F06F2802568FC003AC27C?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A transmissão da posição contratual de uma das partes a terceiro só é possível com o consentimento de outro contraente, conforme expressamente se preceitua no n. 1 do artigo 424 do Código Civil.