New Brazilian law imposes limits for the choice of forum clauses
Although the Brazilian law was not clear on whether parties in a contract could freely choose the competent forum to resolve related disputes, Brazilian doctrine interpreted that the principle of “autonomy of will” would prevail in contracts involving capable parties and available assets over which the parties could dispose according to the law. Last June […]
News on Brazilian Contract Law – Procedural Conventions
The possibility of parties regulating certain matters related to existing or potential court proceedings is not new under Brazilian legislation, but has been recently boosted following the enactment of the current Brazilian Civil Procedure Code in 2015 (the “CPC”). This doctrine, which has a German footprint, is recognized in several European jurisdictions and might flourish […]