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Insurance and Reinsurance 13/12/2024

Legal Framework of Insurance Contracts

The new legal framework of insurance contracts under Law 15040/24 implies a mission of standardizing the industry as a whole, besides improving contractual transparency among insurers and insured, through the clear assignment of the parties’ responsibilities, in such a way that covers the entire ecosystem of the insurance industry, including players such as brokers and…
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Consumer 10/12/2024

TJMS Tries IRDR and Validates Electronic Notification

Opinion was adopted by the Special Civil Section in the first Incident of Resolution of Repetitive Claims on the issue tried in Brazil   The Court of Appeals of Mato Grosso do Sul (TJMS) ruled that notifications by electronic means (e-mail or text message by SMS and WhatsApp) are valid when reporting the entry of…
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Banking and Financial Services 09/12/2024

New Pix Rules: Understand Changes and Their Impacts

The Central Bank of Brazil, through BCB Resolutions No. 402 and No. 403, is implementing new guidelines for Pix as of November 01, 2024. These changes aim to strengthen transaction security and reduce the incidence of fraud, benefiting both users and the financial system. One of the main changes recently introduced by these resolutions is…
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Intellectual Property 21/11/2024

From Leme to Pontal: On T-shirts, It’s a Shame, but at the Bar, It’s Fair Game!

In less than a month, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled differently on two appeals filed by the estate of Tim Maia, both involving the unauthorized use of excerpts from the artist’s musical works.   On September 10, the Third Panel of the STJ, upholding the decision of the Court of Appeals of the…
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