In March of this year, the Superior Court of Justice, in the judgment of Special Appeal No. 1.864.345 - SP, under the reporting of Minister Benedito Gonçalves, rendered an opinion to the effect that attorney's fees may be fixed based on an equitable appraisal in actions involving an exorbitant amount, under the allegation that application of the general rule would result in unjust enrichment of the winning lawyer. It should be noted that fees may be contractual, which are those agreed upon between the lawyer ...
The measure was introduced by Normative Resolution 891/2020, which amended Normative Resolution 878/2020, in which the National Electrical Energy Agency (ANEEL) had provided for flexibilities in the regulations in force to enable distributors to focus on carrying out activities that were essential to maintaining the operation of the electrical system during the most acute period of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent normative act, besides reestablishing the distributors' prerogative to cut off ...
Transnational and multinational companies, have activities beyond their home country. Offering products and services on a global scale can be quite challenging. Managing large production chains, keeping hundreds or thousands of employees aligned with the objectives of transparency and propriety, requires a good compliance program on a global scale. The company needs to transpose its compliance program from its main operations headquarters to the smaller bases. It needs to adjust its risk appetite (amount and ...