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Limitation Of Liability Clauses: Balancing Risks In Contracts

Contractual liability limitation clauses present complex challenges in Brazilian law, requiring careful balance between risk allocation and legal certainty. This analysis examines how parties can structure these provisions to protect their interests while respecting principles of good faith, equity, and the social function of contracts under Brazil's Civil Code.

Brazil Commercial

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Licks Attorneys

Sócia do KLA comenta proposta de divórcio unilateral em cartório no Estadão

A reforma do Código Civil brasileiro propõe permitir o divórcio unilateral diretamente em cartório, sem necessidade de intervenção judicial. A mudança busca simplificar o processo de dissolução do casamento quando apenas um dos cônjuges deseja encerrar o vínculo, reduzindo a judicialização de questões já consolidadas no ordenamento jurídico.

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KLA Advogados

Brazil Accedes To The International Compensation Regime For Oil Pollution Damage

Brazil has formally acceded to the 1992 Protocol to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, marking a significant shift in the country's maritime environmental liability framework.

Brazil Environment

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Mayer Brown

IPI Excluded From PIS/Cofins, DIFAL, 13th Salary During Notice Period, And Attorneys’ Fees: Latest Rulings By The STF And STJ

The First Section of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), ruling under the binding precedents procedure (Theme 1,373), held that non-recoverable IPI (Excise Tax)...

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KLA Advogados

Brasília Em Pauta - Edição Nº 212

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Brasília Em Pauta – Edição Nº 207

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Vergleichender Leitfaden Zur Internationalen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit

Brazil Litigation

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Veirano Advogados

Brasília Em Pauta – Edição Nº 205

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Supreme Court Analyzes Effects And Deadlines For Rescission Actions

Brazil Litigation

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KLA Advogados

STF analisa efeitos e prazo de ações rescisórias

Brazil Litigation

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KLA Advogados

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

Brazil Litigation

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Veirano Advogados

Mudanças na cláusula de eleição de foro entram em vigor

Brazil Litigation

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KLA Advogados

Alteração Legislativa Consolida A Dispensa De Testemunha Em Documentos Assinados Eletronicamente

Brazil Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Código de Processo Civil dispensa assinatura de testemunhas em contratos eletrônicos

Brazil Litigation

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KLA Advogados

Notice No. 6/2026 – PGFN Publishes Notice On Tax Settlement For The Regularization Of Outstanding Debts

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Mayer Brown

The Digital ECA Transforms The Internet And The Software Industry In Brazil

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Licks Attorneys

World Cup Fever Meets Workplace Wellness: Why Letting Employees Watch Brazil Play Might Be A Smart HR Strategy

Brazil Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Insolvency In The Fashion Industry: The Hidden Value Of Brands In Crisis Companies In Brazil

Brazil Insolvency

Rayes e Fagundes Advogados

2026 As A Turning Point: Brazil's Digital ECA And The Reshaping Of Advertising And Privacy In The Data Economy

Brazil Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Coisa julgada e os Temas 881 e 885 de repercussão geral

Um dos primeiros temas que todo estudante de direito aprende em matéria processual diz respeito à coisa julgada.

Brazil Litigation

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KLA Advogados

Brasília Em Pauta – Edição Nº 93

PAUTAS: STF – CONTROLE CONCENTRADO E REPERCUSSÃO GERAL | STJ – REPETITIVOS | TCU – PLENÁRIO | CÂMARA DOS DEPUTADOS | SENADO FEDERAL...

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Brasília Em Pauta – Edição Nº 81

O "Brasília em Pauta" é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF)...

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Rules Of Evidence (Civil Proceedings) In Brazil: Overview (Portugues)

Os sócios de Contencioso e Resolução de Conflitos, Flavia Altério, Tiago Cortez e Taísa Oliveira, e as advogadas da área, Aline Adestro, Gabriella Feres e Nathalia Abé, participaram...

Brazil Litigation

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KLA Advogados

Rules Of Evidence (Civil Proceedings) In Brazil: Overview

Brazil Litigation

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KLA Advogados

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

Brazil Litigation

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Fonseca E Salles Lima

Arbitral Letters In Brazil And The Regulation Of The National Council Of Justice (‘CNJ')

Brazil Litigation

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Fonseca E Salles Lima

Novas regras de citação introduzidas pela Lei nº 14.195/21

Brazil Litigation

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Mayer Brown

Newsletter – August/21 | Tax Law

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KLA Advogados

Newsletter – Agosto/21 | Direito Tributário

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KLA Advogados

Look Before You Leap: Are Your Oil Patch Liability Clauses Enforceable? An Analysis Under Civil Law Jurisdictions With Emphasis On Brazil

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Mayer Brown

International Agreements And Procedural Agreements

Brazil International

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Dannemann Siemsen

STF Allows International Service Of Process By Mail

Brazil Litigation

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Dannemann Siemsen

Limitação da Obrigação de Indenizar

Brazil Commercial

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FCR Law

Look Before You Leap: Are Your Oil Patch Liability Clauses Enforceable? An Analysis Under Civil Law Jurisdictions With Emphasis On Brazil

Among the many risks of doing business in the oil and gas industry, perhaps the most precarious is wellsite liability, which has the potential for participants to spend more time litigating mishaps than finding and producing oil.

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Mayer Brown

International Agreements And Procedural Agreements

Globalisation has broken through territorial boundaries and geographical barriers.

Brazil International

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Dannemann Siemsen

STF Allows International Service Of Process By Mail

A recent ruling by the Supreme Federal Court (STF) has confirmed the possibility of ratifying a foreign decision without the need for a Brazilian company to be served with process in the lawsuit...

Brazil Litigation

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Dannemann Siemsen

Limitação da Obrigação de Indenizar

Desse modo, fica facultado às partes avaliarem os riscos que assumirão em relação à contratação pretendida.

Brazil Commercial

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FCR Law

If You Have Global Growth On Your Mind

Brazil Litigation

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Veirano e Advogados Associados

Ações civis públicas ajuizadas pelo Ibama podem aumentar, dizem advogados

O número de ações civis públicas propostas pelo Ibama contra empresas responsáveis por danos ambientais deverá aumentar após uma mudança ...

Brazil Litigation

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Veirano e Advogados Associados

Há dois anos em vigor, novo CPC ainda gera dúvidas

Completando dois anos em vigor, o novo Código de Processo Civil (CPC) trouxe diversas alterações com relação ao código anterior.

Brazil Litigation

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Veirano e Advogados Associados

Mandatory Conciliation / Mediation Conference Under The New Code Of Civil Procedure

The new Code of Civil Procedure ('New CPC') introduced some innovations to Brazil's procedural system. One of them is the mandatory conciliation or mediation conference set out in article 334 of the New CPC.

Brazil Litigation

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L O Baptista Advogados

Rio De Janeiro State Court Issues An Act Regarding The Registry Of Public And Private Entities For Receiving Judicial Notifications And Service Of Process By Means Of An Electronic System

In compliance with Section 246, §1º of the new Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure, the Rio de Janeiro State Court enacted the Normative Act #102/2016 to regulate the procedures for the registration of public and private entities.

Brazil Litigation

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Trench Rossi Watanabe Advogados

Main Amendments Introduced By The New Brazilian Civil Procedure Law With Respect To Terms And Deadlines

Brazil Litigation

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Daniel Law

Civil Procedure In Brazil: A New Legal Broom

Brazil Litigation

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Daniel Law

Update From Brazil - New Civil Procedural Code

Brazil Transport

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Clyde & Co

Action Of Unavailability Of Goods, Values And Rights As A Result Of The United Nations Security Council's Resolutions

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Walter Stuber Consultoria Jurídica

New Brazilian Code Of Civil Procedure

Brazil Litigation

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Veirano e Advogados Associados

New Brazilian Code Of Civil Procedure

Brazil Litigation

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Cascione, Pulino, Boulos & Santos Advogados

Considerações Sobre A Prova Testemunhal No Novo Código De Processo Civil

Brazil Litigation

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Lobo & Ibeas

Análise Comparada Entre A Ação Monitória No Código De Processo Civil De 1973 E No Novo Código De Processo Civil

Brazil Litigation

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Lobo & Ibeas

The Brazilian Code Of Civil Procedure And Its Impact On IP Litigation

Brazil Litigation

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Veirano e Advogados Associados

Amicable Conflict Resolution

Brazil Litigation

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Machado Meyer

Effects Of The New Civil Procedural Law Code On Tax Law

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Lautenschlager, Romeiro e Iwamizu Advogados

Limiting Liability Under Brazil's Civil Code

Brazil Commercial

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Kincaid | Mendes Vianna Advogados

The Limits Of National Jurisdiction In The New Brazilian Civil Procedure Code – Validity Of The Choice Of Exclusive Foreign Jurisdiction Clause In International Agreements

Brazil Litigation

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Walter Stuber Consultoria Jurídica

Effects Of The New Brazilian Code Of Civil Procedure On Tax Proceedings

Brazil Litigation

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Demarest

Motion To Vacate Judgment Of Arbitration Award. Was The Discussion Reopened In The New Code Of Civil Procedure Or Is This A Mere Terminological Coincidence?

Brazil Litigation

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Demarest

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