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780/99 AI generated

Constitutional Court revokes summary dismissal and orders process continuation due to procedural defects.

Case Number 780/99
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
Outcome Partially Allowed

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The Constitutional Court revoked the summary dismissal decision and ordered the proceedings to continue. The Ministry of Public Prosecution appealed the summary judgment from the Labor Court of Loures, arguing procedural irregularities. The court found the summary procedure insufficient and mandated a full trial to resolve the merits.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 262.º do Código de Processo Civil; Art. 24.º da Lei n.º 83/99: When a summary procedure is applied incorrectly or lacks necessary guarantees, the court must revoke the decision and order the continuation of the process for a full trial.

Keywords

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summary procedure revocation procedural defects labor constitutional court review process continuation order public prosecution appeal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 262.º do Código de Processo Civil
Art. 24.º da Lei n.º 83/99

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Acórdão 169/00

ACÓRDÃO Nº 169/00

Processo nº 780/99

2ª secção

Nos presentes autos, vindos do Tribunal de Trabalho de Loures, em que é recorrente o Ministério Público, acorda-se em revogar a Decisão Sumária e ordenar o prosseguimento do processo.

Lisboa, 22 de Março de 2000

Maria Fernanda Palma

Bravo Serra

Paulo Mota Pinto

Guilherme da Fonseca (vencido, pois

manteria a decisão sumária)

José Manuel Cardoso da Costa