July 1, 2019

TJ installs the first Regional Business Court in RS in Novo Hamburgo

The Court of Justice of Rio Grande do Sul installed this Monday (7/1) the first Regional Business Court in the State, in Novo Hamburgo. The District also received, in the same act, the 4th Civil Court Specialized in Public Treasury. The installation of the units was attended by the Pre...

11 de June de 2019

Santa Catarina: sem ICMS para software

Santa Catarina decidiu tomar a contramão da maioria dos estados brasileiros, ao garantir que não vai cobrar ICMS de software desenvolvido sob medida ou oferecido na nuvem como serviço. Um projeto de lei de autoria do governo estadual nesse sentido foi aprovado no final de maio. Com a medida, as e...

June 10, 2019

Santos bankruptcy should have record recovery

Depois de 14 anos, a ruidosa falência do Banco Santos está próxima de ser concluída. O administrador judicial da massa falida, Vânio Pickler Aguiar, prepara o leilão da carteira de crédito e dos demais ativos. Com isso, não haverá mais bens ou direitos a administrar ou a liquidar. A transa�...

June 8, 2019

Practical and legal notes for those who want to live in Portugal

In recent years, the interest of several Brazilian citizens in living and investing in Portugal has grown significantly. Whether for cultural and linguistic proximity, or for economic and professional reasons, the fact is that Portugal has become the destination of many Brazilian families...

June 5, 2019

It is not enough just to register a trademark, it is necessary to use it

In January of this year, a fight between the North American giant McDonald's and the Irish restaurant chain Supermac's drew attention over the famous “BIG MAC” brand in Europe. It all started in 2015, with an attempt to expand the Irish network across the United Kingdom and the European Union. The net...

May 29, 2019

Carmen Lúcia overturns TRT4 ruling that allowed mandatory union discount

The Minister reaffirmed the understanding of the STF, which established that the contribution must be voluntary. Minister Cármen Lúcia, of the Federal Supreme Court (STF), determined the suspension of a ruling by the Regional Labor Court of the 4th Region (TRT4) that determined the discount of the contribution to the...

May 28, 2019

Heiress obtains the right to remain in the administration of a family business

The Justice of São Paulo authorized the daughter of a businessman, who died in 2017, to remain as administrator of the family company, in which she holds 1% of participation - the rest belongs to her father's estate. The decision is from the 1st Business Court and Arbitration Conflicts of the capital. The daughter ...

May 27, 2019

Justice prevents executive from working for competition

Senior executives have been convicted of violating non-compete contractual clauses. Labor judges, in general, set fines, often millions, to employees who fail to comply with what has been agreed. In a rare decision, however, Justice went further, preventing an admi...

May 24, 2019

Taxation in judicial recovery and the "30% lock" on tax loss

The Supreme Court will discuss the validity of the lock in a crucial decision for the survival of the companies under reorganization in the current crisis It is no news that Brazil is going through one of the most serious economic crises in its history. There are countless companies, in all corners of the country, of all sizes and branches of activity.

May 20, 2019

PEC 45, IBS and myths about the offense to the federative pact

Deconstructing criticisms of the Brazilian tax reform PEC. Introduction to the tax reform on consumption: PEC 45/2019 and the IBS Taxes levied on consumption (ISS, ICMS, IPI and PIS/COFINS) concentrate most of the problems of our tax system. From this day...

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