To whom do court-awarded fees from the losing party (honorários de sucumbência) belong under Article 23 of the Estatuto da Advocacia?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. To the lawyer, as an autonomous right
- Step 1: Article 23 says fees awarded in the sentence belong to the lawyer. Step 2. The lawyer has an autonomous right to execute them. Answer: To the lawyer, as an autonomous right. Why not the others: clients, courts and creditors are not the holders of that right.
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