Court dismisses appeal when one lawyer's absence from a hearing triggers a mandatory adjournment under CPC Art. 155(5).
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Tribunal da Relação do Porto dismissed the appeal against a decision to adjourn a trial due to a lawyer's absence. The lower court held that when multiple lawyers represent a party, the failure of one to appear at the scheduled hearing justifies postponement under Article 155(5) of the Civil Procedure Code. The appellate court affirmed this procedural requirement, ruling that the absence of a single representative among several constitutes a valid ground for delaying the judgment.
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OfficialMANDATÁRIO FALTA AUDIÊNCIA DE JULGAMENTO
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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00034241
[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200203140230396
[PRIVACIDADE] 1
[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 168-A/00-2S
[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N
[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 1 V CIV PORTO
[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/32489DB59F7ED54780256BCD0045CCFD?OpenDocument
SUMÁRIO
Havendo diversos mandatos a diversos advogados, o facto de um comunicar que não pode comparecer na audiência de julgamento, nos termos do n.5 do artigo 155 do Código de Processo Civil, é motivo para adiamento da mesma.