{"id":6845,"date":"2025-08-21T10:08:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/?post_type=insight&#038;p=6845"},"modified":"2025-11-14T13:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T13:47:45","slug":"processos-de-posse-e-prazos-qual-e-a-situacao-apos-brent-lbc-v-hajan","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/processos-de-posse-e-prazos-qual-e-a-situacao-apos-brent-lbc-v-hajan\/","title":{"rendered":"Processos de posse e prazos: Qual \u00e9 a situa\u00e7\u00e3o ap\u00f3s Brent LBC v Hajan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0Em <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/um-guia-para-os-senhorios-comerciais-a-aceitacao-da-renda-por-um-agente-equivale-a-uma-renuncia-ao-direito-de-confisco\/\">landlord<\/a> and tenant law, few words have carried as much practical weight as \u201cbegun\u201d. The <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/section-21-of-the-housing-act-1988-to-stay-until-improvements-are-made-to-the-courts\/\">Housing<\/a> Acts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1985\/68\/contents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1985<\/a> e <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1988\/50\/contents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1988<\/a> require <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/fixed-charge-receivers-and-possession-in-bridging-loan-disputes\/\">possession<\/a> proceedings to be \u201cbegun\u201d within strict <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/conselhos-legais-sobre-incomodos-para-senhorios-e-agentes-de-gestao\/\">statutory<\/a> periods following the service of a notice. For decades, the conventional <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/compreender-os-emprestimos-intercalares-uma-rede-de-seguranca-para-os-mutuarios-em-dificuldades\/\">understanding<\/a> was clear: proceedings are \u201cbegun\u201d when the court issues the claim form, as set out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/meditacao-civil\/\">Civil<\/a> Procedure Rules and confirmed by the Court of <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/vitoria-no-tribunal-de-recurso-em-materia-de-emprego\/\">Recurso<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/vlex.co.uk\/vid\/salford-city-council-v-793438033#:~:text=This%20is%20an%20appeal%20from,Eccles%2C%20near%20Salford%2C%20Mr%20Mark\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Conselho Municipal de Salford contra Garner<\/em>.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Essa certeza foi abalada em <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bailii.org\/ew\/cases\/EWCA\/Civ\/2024\/1260.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Brent London Borough Council contra Hajan<\/em><\/a>. O Court of Appeal considerou que o processo tamb\u00e9m pode ser considerado como \u201ciniciado\u201d quando um senhorio altera uma a\u00e7\u00e3o existente, desde que a altera\u00e7\u00e3o siga o prazo legal numa notifica\u00e7\u00e3o posterior<s>.&nbsp;<\/s>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um ano depois, <em>Hajan<\/em> continua a influenciar a pr\u00e1tica da posse, e as suas ramifica\u00e7\u00f5es ainda est\u00e3o a desenrolar-se, salientando a necessidade de um aconselhamento jur\u00eddico s\u00f3lido &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">O enquadramento legal: Porque \u00e9 que o momento \u00e9 importante&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As principais vias legais de acesso \u00e0 posse imp\u00f5em prazos rigorosos:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1988\/50\/section\/21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sec\u00e7\u00e3o 21 (4D), Lei da Habita\u00e7\u00e3o de 1988<\/a>O processo deve ser iniciado no prazo de seis meses a contar da data da notifica\u00e7\u00e3o (ou no prazo de quatro meses a contar da data especificada na notifica\u00e7\u00e3o, se esta for posterior).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1988\/50\/section\/8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sec\u00e7\u00e3o 8(3), Lei da habita\u00e7\u00e3o de 1988:<\/a> o processo deve ser iniciado no prazo de doze meses a contar da notifica\u00e7\u00e3o.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1985\/68\/section\/83A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sec\u00e7\u00e3o 83A(2), Lei da habita\u00e7\u00e3o de 1985<\/a>O processo deve ser iniciado ap\u00f3s a data indicada na notifica\u00e7\u00e3o e enquanto esta estiver em vigor (normalmente 12 meses).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O CPR tamb\u00e9m prev\u00ea:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov.uk\/courts\/procedure-rules\/civil\/rules\/part07\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CPR 7.2(1):<\/a> O processo \u00e9 iniciado quando o tribunal emite um formul\u00e1rio de requerimento a pedido do requerente.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov.uk\/courts\/procedure-rules\/civil\/rules\/part07\/pd_part07a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CPR PD 7A para 6.1<\/a>Distingue entre \u201cinstaura\u00e7\u00e3o\u201d e \u201cin\u00edcio\u201d de um processo.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditionally, this meant that if the court had not issued a claim within the statutory window, the proceedings were out of time and vulnerable to dismissal. This interpretation caused particular problems under <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/o-fim-da-seccao-21-o-que-os-senhorios-e-inquilinos-devem-esperar\/\">section 21<\/a>, where in practice landlords had only four months after expiry of the notice to ensure issue, potentially leading to the need for an <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/article-1-the-renters-reform-bill-the-end-of-no-fault-section-21-evictions-and-a-new-ground-for-possession\/\">eviction<\/a> warrant &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Os factos no processo Brent LBC contra Hajan&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Em 30 de novembro de 2022, a Brent notificou um pedido de posse ao abrigo de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1985\/68\/section\/83\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sec\u00e7\u00e3o 83 da Lei da habita\u00e7\u00e3o de 1985<\/a>, invocando motivos de comportamento antissocial (motivos 1 e 2, Anexo 2).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Em 21 de dezembro de 2022, o Conselho instaurou um processo de posse com base nesse aviso.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Em 4 de maio de 2023, na sequ\u00eancia da condena\u00e7\u00e3o do inquilino por uma infra\u00e7\u00e3o grave, Brent emitiu um novo aviso ao abrigo de <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/1985\/68\/section\/83ZA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sec\u00e7\u00e3o 83ZA<\/a> (o motivo \u201cabsoluto\u201d obrigat\u00f3rio introduzido pelo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2014\/12\/contents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lei sobre comportamento antissocial, crime e policiamento de 2014<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Em 6 de junho de 2023, o Conselho requereu a altera\u00e7\u00e3o dos seus pedidos no processo existente para invocar o fundamento obrigat\u00f3rio. A altera\u00e7\u00e3o foi concedida por um Deputy District Judge em 5 de julho de 2023.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>O inquilino recorreu, argumentando que o processo n\u00e3o tinha sido \u201ciniciado\u201d ap\u00f3s a data da notifica\u00e7\u00e3o da sec\u00e7\u00e3o 83ZA e que, por isso, estava viciado.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<br>O racioc\u00ednio do Tribunal de Recurso&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O Tribunal de Recurso negou provimento ao recurso do inquilino. O seu racioc\u00ednio pode ser resumido da seguinte forma:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A regra literal n\u00e3o \u00e9 suficiente: Enquanto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/1998\/3132\/rule\/7.2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CPR 7.2<\/a> prev\u00ea que o processo \u00e9 iniciado quando o tribunal emite um formul\u00e1rio de requerimento, tal n\u00e3o pode ser diretamente aplicado aos processos alterados. Tal implicaria uma duplica\u00e7\u00e3o in\u00fatil.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Purposive interpretation: The statutory scheme\u2019s substantive <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/direitos-e-protecao-dos-acionistas-minoritarios\/\">protections<\/a>, requiring a time gap between notice and possession\u00a0 proceedings, and affording tenants the opportunity for review, had\u00a0 been observed. It would undermine the scheme\u2019s purpose if landlords were forced to abandon live proceedings and re-issue.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Processo \u201ciniciado\u201d por altera\u00e7\u00e3o: Quando o tribunal permite uma altera\u00e7\u00e3o e especifica uma data efectiva, o processo pode ser considerado como tendo sido \u201ciniciado\u201d nessa data para efeitos dos prazos legais.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Court memorably cautioned that \u201cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/uma-vitoria-da-equidade-processual-oxford-business-college-ganha-um-recurso-judicial-contra-o-department-for-education\/\">procedural<\/a> tail should not be allowed to wag the substantive dog\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">O que \u00e9 que isto tem a ver com o Garner?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Em <em>Salford CC contra Garner<\/em>, Na sua decis\u00e3o sobre o pedido de indemniza\u00e7\u00e3o, o Tribunal de Recurso pareceu estabelecer o significado de \u201ciniciado\u201d em conformidade com o CPR 7.2, ou seja, a emiss\u00e3o do formul\u00e1rio de pedido. \u00c9 interessante, <em>Hajan<\/em> n\u00e3o considerou expressamente <em>Garner<\/em>. Em vez disso, o Tribunal esquivou-se, afirmando que a CPR 7.2 \u201cn\u00e3o pode ser aplicada\u201d em casos de altera\u00e7\u00e3o.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O resultado \u00e9 uma tens\u00e3o inc\u00f3moda: por um lado, <em>Garner <\/em>remains good law, but only for newly issued <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/reclamacoes-por-mau-estado-de-conservacao-um-guia-para-senhorios-de-habitacoes-particulares\/\">claims<\/a>. <em>Hajan <\/em>cria efetivamente uma categoria separada em que as altera\u00e7\u00f5es podem elas pr\u00f3prias marcar o momento em que o processo \u00e9 \u201ciniciado\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Implica\u00e7\u00f5es pr\u00e1ticas (um ano depois)&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Para senhorios&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Hajan <\/em>offers a potential lifeline where <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/avisos-da-seccao-146-um-guia-para-senhorios-comerciais\/\">notices<\/a> post-date the commencement of proceedings. Instead of having to start again, landlords may be able to amend and keep the claim alive.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Particularly helpful where <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/injuncoes-de-congelamento-atrasos-e-o-dever-de-divulgacao-completa-e-franca\/\">delays<\/a> in issue were due to court backlogs rather than the landlord\u2019s own actions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/a-ronald-fletcher-baker-llp-e-a-selborne-chambers-obtem-autorizacao-para-recorrer-num-processo-relativo-a-premios-de-seguro\/\">permission<\/a> to amend is discretionary. Landlords cannot assume amendments <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/can-a-will-cancel-my-previous-agreements\/\">vontade<\/a> always be granted, especially if statutory <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/dados-da-conta-do-cliente\/\">conditions<\/a> (e.g. time limited triggers under s.83ZA) have already expired.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Para os inquilinos&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>O ac\u00f3rd\u00e3o pode ser visto como uma dilui\u00e7\u00e3o da prote\u00e7\u00e3o rigorosa dos prazos legais.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Um inquilino pode agora ser objeto de um processo alterado, mesmo que o pedido inicial tenha sido considerado \u201cfora de prazo\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Por outro lado, as protec\u00e7\u00f5es substantivas, como o per\u00edodo de pr\u00e9-aviso e os direitos de revis\u00e3o, permanecem intactas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Para profissionais&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Espera-se um maior n\u00famero de pedidos de altera\u00e7\u00e3o de reivindica\u00e7\u00f5es em processos de posse, em especial quando os senhorios tiverem efectuado notifica\u00e7\u00f5es subsequentes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Os tribunais podem mostrar-se mais dispostos a autorizar altera\u00e7\u00f5es quando tal evite a duplica\u00e7\u00e3o de custos e de esfor\u00e7os.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No entanto, os profissionais devem continuar a aconselhar os senhorios a emitirem atempadamente a sua licen\u00e7a para evitarem depender da discri\u00e7\u00e3o do tribunal.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poder\u00e3o as reivindica\u00e7\u00f5es \u201cmortas\u201d ser reavivadas?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um dos aspectos mais debatidos da <em>Hajan<\/em> \u00e9 a quest\u00e3o de saber se os processos que estavam \u201cmortos\u201d desde o in\u00edcio, porque o pedido inicial foi emitido fora do prazo legal, podem ser \u201creavivados\u201d por altera\u00e7\u00e3o, afectando potencialmente a emiss\u00e3o de uma ordem de posse suspensa&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Court did not expressly decide this point, its reasoning suggests that in some cases, amendment could breathe <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/base-de-conhecimentos\/o-que-e-um-fundo-fiduciario-vitalicio\/\">life<\/a> into otherwise defective claims. This is particularly significant for section 21 and section 8 claims where <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/onlyfans-e-contratos-a-importancia-do-timing\/\">timing<\/a> has historically been tight, especially in cases involving rent arrears&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A posi\u00e7\u00e3o em 2025&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um ano depois, <em>Hajan <\/em>has begun to filter into practice, particularly affecting <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/base-de-conhecimentos\/cliente-particular\/\">private<\/a> landlords:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Os tribunais de comarca deparam-se cada vez mais com pedidos de altera\u00e7\u00e3o que invocam <em>Hajan<\/em>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There is anecdotal <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/seccao-28-a-utilizacao-crescente-de-provas-pre-gravadas-em-julgamentos-penais-parte-2\/\">evidence<\/a> of fewer outright dismissals for being \u201cout of time\u201d, and more case management <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/as-sociedades-com-um-administrador-e-um-modelo-de-contrato-de-sociedade-podem-tomar-decisoes-validas\/\">decisions<\/a> focusing on whether amendment is appropriate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>O caso ainda n\u00e3o foi testado no Supremo Tribunal, e a sua intera\u00e7\u00e3o com <em>Garner <\/em>continua por resolver.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Olhando para o futuro&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expans\u00e3o potencial: enquanto <em>Hajan <\/em>surgiu ao abrigo da sec\u00e7\u00e3o 83ZA, o seu racioc\u00ednio pode estender-se \u00e0s ac\u00e7\u00f5es da sec\u00e7\u00e3o 8 e da sec\u00e7\u00e3o 21. Isto poderia representar um abrandamento mais alargado dos prazos legais.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A incerteza mant\u00e9m-se: at\u00e9 que um tribunal superior reveja a quest\u00e3o, os profissionais devem navegar na tens\u00e3o entre <em>Garner <\/em>e <em>Hajan<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Policy implications: the judgment reflects a judicial willingness to prioritise efficiency over strict procedural rules. Whether this strikes the <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/percepcoes\/o-direito-de-primeira-recusa-principais-informacoes-para-senhorios-e-inquilinos\/\">right<\/a> balance between landlord flexibility and tenant protection will likely remain contested.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclus\u00e3o&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Brent LBC contra Hajan <\/em>redesenhou o mapa dos processos de posse. Ao considerar que os pedidos alterados podem ser tratados como \u201ciniciados\u201d, o Court of Appeal introduziu flexibilidade e incerteza numa \u00e1rea que se pensava estar resolvida e que pode afetar a interpreta\u00e7\u00e3o dos contratos de arrendamento&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Para os senhorios, a decis\u00e3o constitui um instrumento valioso para evitar o desperd\u00edcio de custos. Para os inquilinos, representa uma flexibiliza\u00e7\u00e3o das garantias legais rigorosas. Para os tribunais, reflecte uma abordagem pragm\u00e1tica numa era de recursos limitados.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Um ano depois, <em>Hajan <\/em>continua a ser um caso a observar. Todas as suas implica\u00e7\u00f5es s\u00f3 se tornar\u00e3o claras \u00e0 medida que os tribunais o aplicarem a todo o espetro de pedidos de indemniza\u00e7\u00e3o por posse.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assuntos de senhorio e inquilino: Contacte-nos&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben Lewis is an associate solicitor in RFB\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/rfblegal.co.uk\/pt\/etiqueta\/litigation-team-br\/\">litigation<\/a> department. 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