Covid-19: Admiralty Court extends suspensions due to the pandemic
In view of the state of public health emergency resulting from Covid-19, the Admiralty Court extended the suspension of procedural deadlines until May 15, 2020 (Ordinance nº 21/TM). Initially, the Court had determined that the deadlines would be suspended until April 27, 2020.
The presential judgment sessions and hearings are also suspended until May 15, 2020 (Normative Act nº 4/TM). On last April 22, 2020, for the first time in its 85 years of history, the Admiralty Court held a judgement session by videoconference.
The Maritime team is available in case of doubts.