Judgment of the Court of Appeal of Porto of 2014-11-06

Insolvency proceedings – Creditors of the insolvent debtor – Termination of proceedings – No need to adjudicate on the action

Judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice No 15/2014, published in Diário da República (Portuguese official gazette) No 24 of 2014-12-22

Insolvency – Insolvency Administrator – Presumption of bad faith

I ARTICLE 233(5) OF THE CODE OF INSOLVENCY AND RECOVERY OF COMPANIES

Judgment of the Court of Appeal of Porto of 05-12-2013

Contract Termination in Favor of the Insolvency Assets – Conditional Termination – Requirements – Bad Faith – Judicial Presumption

On 31 December 2013, Banco de Portugal issued instruction no. 32/2013 implementing new rules on the identification and flagging of distress debt financing restructures (“Instruction 32/2013”) and revoking its instruction no.18/2012 on the same matter.

Instruction 32/2013 is applicable to credit institutions and to financial institutions with lending activity as well as branches of credit institutions with head offices outside the EU (“Institutions”).

On December 28, 2013, the new Electricity Sector Act (Act 24/2013, of December 26) or “LSE” came into force.

The LSE maintains the essence of the rules established under Royal Decree- Law 9/2013, of July 12. Existing renewable energy plants will receive the market price and will be entitled to additional remuneration that, based on investment costs and standard operations costs, will enable them to achieve certain profitability.

Introduction: The Question

I  FRAMEWORK OF AVAL

Legal Framework of Aval

The aval consists of a personal guarantee of obligations that is typical of debt securities – in particular bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques – and enormously important given how often the same is used in practice in the commercial activity, namely the provision of aval to commercial companies, makers of debt securities.

En este artículo abordamos un cambio significativo en la legislación portuguesa: el Decreto-Ley nº 48/2024, de 25 de julio, que aportó una nueva dinámica a la prevalencia del derecho de retención sobre la hipoteca. Este tema es crucial para comprender las implicaciones en el marco jurídico actual, especialmente en los casos de insolvencia y rescate de empresas.

In this article we address a significant change in Portuguese legislation: Decree-Law no. 48/2024 of 25 July, which brought a new dynamic to the prevalence of the right of retention over the mortgage. This topic is crucial to understanding the implications for the current legal framework, especially in cases of insolvency and company rescue.