Review of foreign judgements

• That the judgement to be confirmed complies with the following legal requirements:
  • that there is no doubt as to the authenticity of the document containing the judgement or the intelligence of the decision
  • which has acquired the authority of res judicata under the law of the country in which it was given.
  • which originates from a foreign court whose jurisdiction has not been invoked in fraud of the law and which does not deal with a matter falling within the exclusive jurisdiction of the Portuguese courts.
  • That the plea of lis pendens or res judicata cannot be raised on the basis of a case before a Portuguese court, unless the foreign court has prevented jurisdiction from being exercised.
  • the defendant has been duly summoned to the action in accordance with the law of the country of the court of origin, and the principles of adversarial proceedings and equality of the parties have been observed in the proceedings
  • which does not contain a decision the recognition of which would lead to a result manifestly incompatible with the principles of international public policy of the Portuguese State
• Compile, among others, the following documents:
  • Portuguese birth certificate
  • Certificate of the foreign judgement
  • Other documents relating to the type of judgement being reviewed and confirmed

We will analyse and compare birth certificates and proof of residence documents, taking the opportunity to detect any inconsistencies in the documents that may impede the process.