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Bankruptcy does not prevent a company from being a main party or intervening in pending litigation.

Case Number 9720443
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Tribunal da Relação do Porto unanimously allowed the appeal regarding a bankrupt company's standing in civil proceedings. The company argued it could still act as a main party or intervene despite its bankruptcy declaration, while the opposing side likely contested this procedural capacity. The court ruled that bankruptcy does not strip a commercial entity of its right to sue or be sued, nor does it force the intervention request to be filed separately from the defense.

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FALÊNCIA SOCIEDADE ANÓNIMA INTERVENÇÃO DE TERCEIROS INTERVENÇÃO PRINCIPAL PERSONALIDADE JUDICIÁRIA CAPACIDADE JUDICIÁRIA

Keywords

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commercial bankruptcy litigation capacity main party status third party intervention procedural standing commercial society civil procedure code

Cited Legislation

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CPC 67, arts. 351 to 357
CSC 86, arts. 163 to 165

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[DATA DEC. RECORRIDA] 01/09/1997

[INDICACOES EVENTUAIS] O PROCESSO RECORRIDO É DA TERCEIRA SECÇÃO.

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JTRP00019102

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] RP199706179720443

[PRIVACIDADE] 1

[PROCESSO NO TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] 850-A/96

[TEXTO INTEGRAL] N

[TRIBUNAL RECORRIDO] T CIV PORTO 9J

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jtrp.nsf/56a6e7121657f91e80257cda00381fdf/E2CBABBA3DBC39A88025686B0066F7AF?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - A declaração de falência de uma sociedade comercial não obsta a que ela possa estar por si em juízo ou ser chamada a intervir em acção pendente, como parte principal.

II - Não é forçoso deduzir em requerimento próprio o chamamento para intervenção de terceiros, podendo sê-lo na contestação.