Type: Judgment

Authority: National Courts Supreme Court (Portugal))

Date: 11/09/2016

Subject: The decision of the Constitutional Court, stated the constitutional illegitimacy of article 7(3) of law n. 34/2004, where it excluded legal persons (i.e. business corporations) from legal aid, also applying article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, as interpreted by the Court of Justice

Parties: A., S.A.

Original language: Portuguese

Classification: Justice - Art. 47 Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal - Legal aid

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