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Court holds that failing to request a lawyer's order does not nullify fees after a bad faith finding.

Case Number 9620297
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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Outcome Dismissed
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal regarding the calculation of attorney fees following a finding of bad faith litigation. The lower court had fixed fees without requesting a formal opinion from the Bar Association, which the appellant argued constituted a procedural nullity. The court ruled that such omission does not invalidate the decision, as fees are determined through prudent discretion after hearing the parties and reviewing the file.

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HONORÁRIOS MANDATÁRIO ACTO JUDICIAL NULIDADES

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attorney fees bad faith litigation procedural nullity Bar Association opinion judicial discretion CPC 67 litigant of bad faith

Cited Legislation

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CPC 67, art. 456
CPC 67, art. 457, n.º 2

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00020644

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199703049620297

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J PAÇOS FERREIRA

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/2F33FFFC61E7D4B08025686B0066E995?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - Na fixação de honorários ao mandatário na sequência da condenação da outra parte como litigante de má-fé, a não solicitação pelo Juiz de laudo à Ordem dos Advogados não constitui nulidade.

II - Os honorários são fixados, não havendo elementos nos autos, ouvindo as partes e atento o prudente arbítrio do julgador.