STJ decide que instituição da arbitragem interrompe a prescrição mesmo para fatos anteriores à reforma legal de 2015
A Terceira Turma do Superior Tribunal de Justiça (“STJ”) decidiu que a instauração de procedimento arbitral é suficiente para interromper o prazo prescricional, mesmo nos casos ocorridos antes da introdução expressa dessa regra pela Lei nº 13.129/2015, que alterou a Lei de Arbitragem. A controvérsia surgiu em ação declaratória de nulidade de sentença arbitral, na […]
TRF1 rules that wind and solar power generators are entitled to compensation in cases of curtailment
The 5th Panel of the Federal Regional Court of the 1st Region (“TRF1”) ruled that power generators must be compensated for curtailment events (also referred to as constrained-off or generation cuts). Curtailment is the practice of reducing or forcibly interrupting power generation imposed by the National Electric System Operator (“ONS”) when there is excess generation […]
STJ rules that the lack of accreditation of the certifying entity with ICP-Brasil is not sufficient to invalidate an electronic signature
The Third Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (“STJ”) ruled that the presumption of authenticity of an electronic signature certified by a private legal entity should not be disregarded solely because the entity is not accredited with the Brazilian Public Key Infrastructure (“ICP-Brasil”). According to the Reporting Justice, Minister Nancy Andrighi, the ICP-Brasil certification […]