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Failure to separately list exceptions in the defense under CPC Art. 488 is not a procedural sanction.

Case Number 0351047
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court held that failing to separately specify exceptions in the defense under Article 488 of the Civil Procedure Code carries no procedural consequence or sanction. The parties argued that this formal defect should invalidate the defense, but the court found no legal basis for such a penalty. Consequently, the court ruled that the omission only potentially supports a finding of malicious litigation if proven by gross fault.

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CONTESTAÇÃO FORMALIDADES EXCEPÇÕES DISCRIMINAÇÃO SANÇÃO

Keywords

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Civil Procedure Code Article 488 Formal defects Procedural sanctions Malicious litigation Separate specification Defense exceptions

Cited Legislation

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Art. 488 do Código de Processo Civil
artigo 488 do Código de Processo Civil

Cited Case Law

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AC STJ DE 1999/11/04 IN CJSTJ T3 ANOVII PAG73

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[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00035153

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP200305120351047

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 30/99

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T J ESPINHO 2J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/429FC7AC546D94DF80256DC200524808?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

A inobservância do formalismo previsto no artigo 488 do Código de Processo Civil, ou seja, a falta de especificação separada das excepções deduzidas na contestação, não tem qualquer consequência juridico-processual nem dá lugar a qualquer sanção, apenas podendo fundamentar a condenação por litigância de má fé, quando houver culpa grava.