“The right to attorney’s fees for loss of suit arises at the time of delivery of the sentence,” says STF
With the advent of the Labor Reform, Law No. 13,467 of 2017, in effect since last November 11, the so-called defeat fees were introduced in Article 791-A in the Consolidation of Labor Laws (“CLT”): “the lawyer, even when acting in his own cause, shall be entitled to retaining fees, set at a minimum of 5% […]
CVM holds officers and directors responsible for irregularities in corporate books.
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission – CVM, the body responsible for regulating and supervising the securities market, in a series of related decisions published in June 2018[1], understood that the responsibility for the proper maintenance of corporate books lies with the management of said company, and noncompliance is punishable. Under the terms of these […]
DDSA NO LEGAL 500
Another year DDSA was named by the renowned LEGAL 500 directory and our partners were recognized as leading lawyers in their areas of expertise. We can only thank our legal team, our team of collaborators, and our clients who, in their testimonials, attested to the quality of our services. http://www.legal500.com/firms/52915/56410
DDSA NO LL250-LATIN LAWYER
DDSA was once again recognized by the LL250 publication as one of the most important law firms in the country in several practice areas. We thank all our employees, partners, and especially our customers, who made this recognition possible.
Justice in São Paulo honors fresh start by rehabilitating partner-manager of bankrupt company
The current bankruptcy law (Law No. 11101/05) contains requirements for the bankrupt’s commercial rehabilitation that violate his fundamental rights to work and to free enterprise, which may be waived according to the peculiarities of the case. This was the understanding of Judge Daniel Carnio Costa, of the 1st Court of Bankruptcy and Judicial Recovery of […]
DDSA IN CHAMBERS GLOBAL 2017
Once again we were recognized by Chambers and Partners in its Global edition as one of the best national law firms in the areas of Insurance and Tax.
Updating jurisprudence, judge exempts company from paying 10% contribution on FGTS due to misuse of purpose
Last May 10, a judge in a county in the interior of São Paulo, exempted a company from paying the 10% contribution on the FGTS balance in terminations of employment contracts without just cause. Exempted a company from paying the 10% contribution on the FGTS balance in the termination of employment contracts without just cause. […]
DDSA MEMBERS AT LACCA 2017
The partners of DDSA: Sabine Schuttoff, tax, Leila Alves, labor, Guilherne Filardi and João Claudio De Luca, corporate, were recognized as leading lawyers by LACCA, a publication of Latin Lawyer that publishes the ranking of the best lawyers elected by the legal directors of the largest companies in the world. http://www.ddsa.com.br/informativos/2017/LACCA/LACCA-approved-2018.html
New Regulation of Controlled Products in Brazil Approved
In the beginning of September, a decree was published that establishes the principles and rules for the inspection of controlled products by the Army Command in Brazil, thus revoking the old legislation on the subject, which dates back to 2000. The classification of a product controlled by the Army has, as a basic premise, the […]
2nd Business Chamber of the São Paulo Court of Justice consolidates requirements for fiduciary assignment
It is common for financial creditors to avoid being subject to the effects of a possible judicial reorganization of their debtors by imposing the execution of receivables assignment agreements. Such ancillary business, however, must contain sufficient elements to specify the assigned credits, under penalty of invalidity. This is what the 2nd Chamber of Business Law […]