Unofficial summary in English. The judgment is published in Portuguese only, and only the Portuguese text is authentic.
The operative part of this judgment is handwritten in the official PDF (page 8). The Portuguese page shows an unofficial transcription.
Agroway, Lda. appealed against a Supreme Court judgment upholding the refusal of its application for legal aid in enforcement opposition proceedings against the General Tax Administration, invoking the right of access to law and effective judicial protection. In its reasoning the Court held the appeal unfounded, since it is constitutionally permissible to require commercial companies to provide stricter proof of insufficient means.
Decision
Appeal dismissed
Type of proceedings
Extraordinary appeal on grounds of unconstitutionality (Recurso Extraordinário de Inconstitucionalidade)
Full text
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