Solicitor’s Practice

Teaching Methodologies

Live classes, with the exhibition of real examples

Learning Results

• Master the basic principles of law practice, considering their specificities.
• Consolidate skills related to the civil law process, the main alternative procedures of litigation solving and extra-procedural law practice.
• Identify the legislation applicable to each specific situation taking into account the specific interests of the course.

Program

I – Civil Procedural practice
· Overview of general procedural instruments
· Structure of the procedural part.
II — Courts of Peace (Julgados de Paz)
1. Framework law.
2. Fundamental principles.
3. Competence.
4. Organization and operation: justices of the peace, mediators and parties.
5. Proceedings — the pre-mediation phase, mediation, trial hearing, and appeals.
III — Special procedure
IV – Mediation Law
1. Objectives of the Mediation procedure and function of the Mediator
2. Principles of Mediation
3. Mediation procedure
V. Law-Decree 269/98, September 1st
1. The injunction.
2. The AECOP.

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

FERREIRA, J. O. Cardona, Julgados de Paz, 4ª edição, Almedina: Coimbra, 2023 (reimpressão)
LOPES, Dulce Margarida de Jesus, Lei da Mediação Comentada, 2ª Edição, Almedina: Coimbra, 2021 (reimpressão)
VALLES, Edgar, Cobrança Judicial de Dívida, Injunções e respetivas Execuções, 8ª Edição, Almedina: Coimbra, 2018.